PROGRAMME International Conference on Natural Resource Management for Food Security and Rural Livelihoods during 10-13 February, 2015 at NASC, New Delhi, India Tuesday, February 10, 2015 08.00 -10.00 Registration 10.00-11.30 INAUGURATION HALL-1 11.30-12.00 HIGH TEA 12.00-13.00 Plenary Session I Chair: Prof. S.C. Modgal Co-Chair: Prof. Branko Cupina Convener: Sh. C.M. Pandey Topic: Dynamics of integrated watershed management programme in India. Speaker: Dr. J.S. Samra 13.00-14.00 LUNCH BREAK 14.00-16.00 HALL-1 Technical Session I: Assessment, development and management of natural and human resources for livelihood and food security. Chair: Dr A.K. Singh, VC, RVSKVV, Gwalior Co-chair: Prof. J.K. Singh Conveners: Dr Anshuman Kohli, Sh. R.A.S. Patel Topic: Greening the ravines in India Keynote Speaker: Dr. A.K. Singh, VC Lead Paper Topic: Integrated development and management of land and water resources for food and rural livelihood security. D.C. Das Oral Presentations Assessment of soil loss tolerance in North –Western tract of India. M.S. Hadda, Sandeep Singh and Sumita Chandel Assessment and monitoring of meteorological drought for water resource management in the foothills of Uttarakhand Anil Kumar Characterization and assessment of scarce water resources in Biswan cluster watershed of Mewat district, Haryana, India Susama Sudhishri, A.K. Mishra, M. Khanna, D.S. Gujar, B.S. Kalra, R.Kaur, S.K. Bandyopadhyaya and H.S. Gupta Developing livelihood security on sustainable basis for tribal people in Satara district of Maharashtra state D. K. Kathmale, B.M. Kamble and J.H. Kadam Carbon management index for assessment of soil degradation and prediction of soil loss in North-West Indian Himalayan region B.N. Ghosh, P. Dogra, N.K. Sharma, Sridhar Patra and Ramanjeet Singh Integrated farming system: opportunities for food security and rural livelihood development in North East India-Case study N. Prakash, M.A. Ansari, S.S. Roy, P. Punitha and S.K. Sharma 1 14.00-16.00 HALL-2 Designing flow regulating devices in canal linkage water harvesting structure-A study in upland areas of Odisha for improving the tribal livelihood Rabindra Kumar Panda, Ranu Rani Sethi, S. K. Rautray, R. K. Mohanty, Ashwani Kumar and Jagat Jyoti Satpathy Watershed management programme is the pivotal unit for rural development in rainfed areas Sita Ram Banjara Predictor and Planner for Almond- A software application to plan apposite land use. Anil Sharma, Nazeer Ahmed, Dinesh Kumar and O. C. Sharma Integrated management of water resources for salinity ingress prevention and mitigation in coastal region of Gujarat Dalsukh Vaghasia Soil physical quality assessment for some flood prone maize growing areas of Bihar.Kumar Rishav Raj, Anshuman Kohli, Y. K. Singh, Sudarshan K. Dutta and Vishal Bahadur Shahi Technical Session II (Concurrent): Conservation agriculture, conservation forestry, social forestry and forest management Chair: Dr. A.K. Sikka Co-chair: Dr. C.M. Pandey Convener: Dr. B. Rath, Dr. Vikas Sharma Lead Paper Topic: Conservation agriculture: A new paradigm of resource management for sustainable agriculture U.K. Behera and A.R. Sharma Topic: Regeneration problems in temperate forests of western Himalayas Ombir Singh and Falguni Behera Oral Presentations Straw mulching and anti-transparent lead to enhanced soil moisture retention and productivity in rainfed soybean in Northern plain zone of India Anchal Dass Effect of tillage and organic manuring practices on resource conservation and crop productivity in potato based cropping systems of the Nilgiris O.P.S. Khola and K. Kannan Energy use pattern under rice cultivation in Dhamtari district of Chhattisgarh Himanshu Shekhar Pandey, Vinay Kumar Nayak and Gautam Verma Evaluation of methods of Bt-cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) establishment for enhancing productivity and resource-use-efficiency D.S. Rana, Sudhir Rajpoot and Anil K. Choudhary Farmer behaviour towards agro-forestry practices, afforestation interventions in a semiarid watershed-A case study from Chinnatekur watershed, Andhra Pradesh, India. M.N. Ramesha, S.L. Patil, N. Loganandhan, K.K. Reddy and K.S. Rao Soil-site suitability evaluation for orange (Citrus reticulata) in soils of Jhalrapatan block, Jhalawar district (Rajasthan) R.L. Meena, R.S. Meena, R.S. Singh and T.P. Verma Effective utilization of crop residue for conservation agriculture S. Kanimozhi, S.P. Kamaladevi and P. Subarmanian Sustainability of long- term zero- tillage in differed cropping system under irrigator situations of Haryana Ashok Kumar 2 16:00-16:15 16:00-17:30 18:30-20:00 20:00-21:30 Conservation agriculture in rice- wheat cropping system: the effects on productivity, resource- use efficiency, C-sequestration and mitigation and adaption to climate change T.K. Das, A.R. Sharma, B. Dudhwal, R. Bhattacharyya, M.S. Sudhishri, P. Aggarwal, Arti Bhatia, P.K. Sahoo, H. Pathak and M.L. Jat Effect of land use on soil organic carbon and nutrient content in soyabean crop of varied agro-ecological zone of Marthwada region (M.S., India) V.D. Patil and K.R. Malode Soil quality and rainfed cotton productivity under long term tillage and nutrient management on vertisols in semi-arid climatic conditions of Maharashtra B.A. Sonune, V. V. Gabhane, V. K. Kharche and R. N. Katkar Social forestry: A remedy for conserving natural resources and sources of livelihood in arid and semi-arid regions of Haryana and Rajasthan R.P.S. Deswal, N. Kaushik and A.K. Deswal Zero tillage technique for cotton cultivation as resource conservation technology Anil Khippal, Jasbir Singh, Rajender Sheokand and Ramesh Verma Comparison of Pan coefficient model for sub-humid region of Eastern India R.K. Srivastava, R.K. Panda and Debjani Halder Agro forestry systems of traditional minor millets with multipurpose tree species of Bhimal (Grewia optiva Drmmond J.R. ex Burret) and Mulberry (Morus alba) for natural resource conservation and production in North-Western Himalayas Harsh Mehta, J.M.S. Tomar, D. Mandal, S.K. Sharma, R. Kaushal and O.P. Chaturvedi Soil health management through pigeonpea based inter-cropping-cotton rotation with conservation tillage practices under rainfed condition of Vidarbha region A. N. Paslawar, V.M.Bhale, P.G. Ingole, N.M. Konde, P.V.Shingrup and J.P. Deshmukh Resource conservation through tillage and nutrient management using energy estimates onj sorghum crop under rainfed condition M.B. Nagdeve, R.S. Patode, S.S. Wane and K.Y. Dhoke Agri-silvi-horti systems for semi-arid regions of North-West India Naresh Kaushik Tillage, intercropping and residue management effect on productivity, soil carbon storage and fertility in maize-rapeseed cropping system D. J. Rajkhowa, Anupo Das, S.V. Nagachan, A.K. Sarma, A. Kumar, R. Krishnappa, K. Mahanta, U. S. Saikia and R. Pradhan Long term impact of herbicides in rice-wheat- green gram sequence under conservation agriculture systems in Vertisol V.P. Singh, K.K. Barman., Raghwendra Singh, Dibakar Ghosh, C. Sarathambal, P.P. Chaudhary and A.R. Sharma Conservation agriculture in Africa: Practices, problems and prospects Anthony Oyeogbe and U.K. Behera TEA BREAK POSTER SESSION I, II and III CULTURAL PROGRAMME DINNER 3 International Conference on Natural Resource Management for Food Security and Rural Livelihoods during 10-13 February, 2015 at NASC, New Delhi, India Wednesday, February 11, 2015 9:15-10:00 HALL-1 10:00-11:45 HALL-1 Plenary Session: Chairman: Prof. J.S. Bali Co-Chairman: Dr. D.C. Das Convener: Dr. T.B.S. Rajput Topic : Rehabilitation and Restoration of Degraded Himalayan Ecosystem Speaker: Dr. P.P. Bhojavaid Technical Session III: Land use planning, integrated management of water and land resources including irrigation management in canal and tube well commands. Chair: Dr. S.P. Wani Co-chair: Dr. T.B.S. Rajput Conveners: Dr. Sanjay Arora, Dr. Mukesh Kumar Topic: Hydrology of land surface and land mass for water resource management: Relationship of storages and movement in landmass with channel flow Keynote Speaker: Dr. D.C. Das Lead Paper Topic: Natural Resource Management- A challenge for sustainable rural livelihood security in forest and fringe villages of central India Arun Chaturvedi, N.G. Patil, Trilok Hajare and Surinder K. Singh Oral Presentation Some innovative methodologies to control advancement of deep Chambal ravines S.K. Verma, Akhilesh Singh, Y.P. Singh and Sunil Rajput Aqua- fertilization technology: A boon for rainfed semi-arid north-western plains of India K. S. Rana and Anil K. Choudhary Impact of various conservation measures on soil properties and erodibility characterization of Babina watershed of district Jhansi in Bundelkhand region of Uttar Pradesh Kaushal Kumar, Munish Kumar and S.K. Uttam Ajoy Illambazar watershed management project in Bengal, India-some socio-economic & water scenario for perceived change in quality of life D.K. Paul, Varun Pande and K.K. Satpathi Post adoption behaviour of farmer towards soil and water conservation technologies of watershed management in India G.L. Bagdi, P.K. Mishra, R.S. Kurothe, S.L. Arya, S.L. Patil, A.K. Singh, Bankey Bihari, Om Prakash, Ashok Kumar and P. Sundarambal Effect of geology and geomorphology on landuse/ landcover using remote sensing and GIS techniques: A case study M.K. Parmar and R.S. Negi Soil resource potentials for alternative land use planning in cluster of villages in Bhadesar, Chittaurgarh (Rajsathan) T.P. Verma, R. S. Singh, R.L. Shyampura, Rameshwar Singh, B.L. Tailor and S.S. 4 10.00-11.45 HALL-2 Sharma Agronomical management practices for higher productivity, resource use efficiency and farm income in semi-arid region-A case study in Ayalur watershed K. Kannan, O.P.S. Khola, D.V. Singh and V. Selvi Effect of irrigation methods and planting geometries on yield and irrigation water use efficiency of bottle gourd (Lagenaria Sicenaria L.) K.G. Rosin, Neelam Patel and R. Kaur Effect of water stress on growth, yield and Simmonds in content of seven Jojoba Genotypes Abdulrahman Al Soqeer Sustainable agricultural production through water saving technologies-a case study from semi arid regions of India Neelam Patel, T.B.S. Rajput, S.S. Parihar, J.P.S. Dabas, R.S. Chillar and Anil Gautam Land and water management practices to retard land degradation in NEH regions of India B.K. Sethy, R.K. Singh, K.P. Mahapatra, Arvind Kumar, D. Chakraborty, Anup Das and S.V. Nagchan Agro-ecological impacts of land use change for biomass production on marginal lands.Poonam Jasrotia, A. Bhardwaj, Hamilton,Zenone, Chen and Robertson Quantification of soil carbon forms under different aged populous deltoids block plantations in Trans-Gangetic plains of India Parveen Kumar, S.K. Chaudhari, D.K. Sharma, Ajay Kumar Mishra, Kailash Singh, and Poornima Rai Identifying feasible mitigation or remedial measures for waterlogging problems at Wonji plain (Ethiopia) Megersa Olumana Dinka Effects of different land use system on selected soil parameters in mid hills of West Siang district Jitendra Kumar Livelihood improvement of tribal farmers through management of natural resources of some villages situated at hilly undulating terrain of Dang district (Gujarat) Sunil T. Shirgire and Amaresh Das Utilization of a small perennial water spring to improve productivity under integrated farming system in northern Himalaya J. M. S. Tomar, K.P. Tripathi, A. Ahmed, O. P. Chaturvedi, M. Muruganandam, A.C. Rathore, Ramanjeet Singh, U. Mandal and B. N. Ghosh Technical Session IV(Concurrent): Rainwater harvesting, bio-industrial watershed management and community participation Chair: Dr. A.K. Shrivastava Co-chair: Dr. P.K. Mishra Convener: Dr. Susama Sudhishri, Dr. Sahadeva Singh Topic: Dilemma of use water pump for agricultural production in Indonesia intensification Keynote Speaker: Tri Bastuti Purwantini and Sri Wahyuni Lead Paper Topic: Combating torrential erosion in Shivaliks through bio-engineering techniques. Dr. A.K. Tiwari Oral Presentations Increasing work and income opportunity by growing and cultivating MAP linked with 5 T bio industries/bio-enterprises under WSD Projects D.C. Das Rainwater harvesting and mulching for rainfed almond (Prunus dulcis) production under North Western Himalayan region of India Dinesh Kumar, Nazeer Ahmed and K.K. Srivastava Integrating micro-irrigation with rainwater harvesting techniques for improving productivity of citrus in Central India P. Panigrahi, A.K. Srivastava and A.D. Huchche Macro benefits from watershed based participatory micro-nutrient management: A case study from semi-arid Central India D.R. Palsaniya, Ramesh Singh, R.K. Tewari and S.K. Dhyani Assessment of rainwater harvesting and reutilization for protective irrigation in assured rainfall zone of Marathwada region of Maharashtra M.R. More, A. M. Kamble and B.W. Bhuibhar Three years, seventy farm ponds, eighteen thousand cubic meters capacity– A success story from a NICRA village in Tumkur district of Karnataka N. Loganandhan, P.R. Ramesh, K.N. Jagadish, J.M. Prasanth, L.B. Naik Rainwater harvesting for sustainable development: A case study from drought prone Bundelkhand region of India S. P. Tiwari, Dev Narayan, D.G. Durbude, Om Prakash, H. Biswas, M.N. Ramesha, P.P. Adhikary and Monalisha Pramanik Evaluation of soil erosion in Mo mountainous basin (Togo) using RUSLE adjusted to sediment delivery ratio.- Badabate Diwediga Harvesting roof water to tackle water crisis in tribal areas Prashant Kumar Shrivastava Evaluation of benefits from harvested rainwater in farm pond Prashant Kumar Shrivastava Developing water resources for better livelihood of farmers in rainfed areas S. Mohanty, S.K. Rautaray, K.G. Mandal, R. K. Mohanty, S. Ghosh and Ashwani Kumar Impact assessment of integrated watershed management of a tribal watershed in Odisha, India M.Madhu, Praveen Jakhar, B.S. Naik, H.C. Hombe Gowda, P.P. Adhikary, K.P. Gore, D. Barman and G.B. Naik Rooftop rainwater harvesting skill and female time allocation: A case study from fragile areas of Pakistan Usman Mustafac Vegetative buffers to enhance infiltration and reduce runoff for variable rainfall S. Anderson, S. Zaibon and S. Kumar Design, development and evaluation of artificial well recharging system for groundwater enhancement M.S. Pendke, S.B. Choulwar and S.N. Pawar Watershed based farming system for resource conservation and food security in hilly ecosystem of North East hills region of India R. K. Singh and S. V. Ngachan Implementation of tank based watershed programme in India for fighting drought and improving rural livelihood Sada Siva Bitra Rainwater harvesting techniques in hilly areas and its efficient utilization P.R. Bhatnagar 6 11.45-12.00 12:00-13:00 13:00-14:00 TEA BREAK POSTER SESSION IV and V LUNCH 14.00-16.00 HALL-1 Technical Session V: Biodiversity conservation and coastal ecosystem management. Chair: Dr. Xavier Lopez Medellin Co-Chair: Dr. S.K. Dhyani Convener: Dr. P.P.Biswas, Dr. M.J. Singh Topic: Bio-fertilizers and bio-pesticides in the pursuit of soil health management and higher productivity. Keynote Speaker: Dr. J.P. Mishra Topic: Agricultural diversification for food security and sustainability in an Island ecosystem Keynote Speaker: Dr. S. Dam Roy Lead Paper Topic: Biopesticides for sustainable soil health Sumitra Arora Topic: Management of crop residues for enhancing soil fertility and prevention of environmental degradation. C.M. Pandey, R.A.S. Patel and Y.A. Patel Topic: Effect of water management during early growth stage on nitrogen dynamics of paddy field. Shah Moinur Rahman, Ken-Ichi Kakuda, Yuka Sasaki, H.O. Ando Oral Presentations Soil nutrient management options for sustainability of rice based cropping system in Indian coastal ecosystem B.L. Meena, S.K. Ambast, R. Raja and S. Singh Management of costal ecosystem of Odisha through engineering interventions Ranu Rani Sethi, R.C. Srivastava, Ashwani Kumar, M. Das, Amiya Sagar Sahu, Jugal Kishore Tripathy and P.S.B. Anand Zinc concentration and its translocation at different stages and plant parts of rice under rice wheat sequence S. Firdous, B. K. Agarwal, Arvind Kumar, A. Wadood and D.K. Shahi Studies on rhizosphere hybridization and nutrient dynamics in sweet orange V.D. Patil, A. S. Cheke, A.K. Srivastava and H.K. Kausadikar Soil microbial biomass and phosphatase enzymatic activities as affected by organics in Withania somnifera (L.) dunal growing soils. Renu Gupta, Zakiya Banoo and A. K. Bhat Effect of long term application of fertilizers and manure on productivity of soybean and wheat in Typic Haplustert A.K. Dwivedi, Risikesh Thakur and B.S. Dwivedi Comparative performance of differed P-sources on yield, P-use efficiency and P balance under Soyabean-wheat cropping system Banshi Lal Mina Bio-activation of rock phosphate by thermo-tolerant bacteria for its use as fertilizer in direct application 7 14.00-16.00 HALL-2 Hemendra Yadav, Raj Kumar Gothwal and Sujata Mathur Soil fertility management as a strategy of increasing small- scale agricultural productivity in Cameroon Fanka A Yenah Effect of nano-particles on soil biological process in an Inceptisol and a Vertisol of India Sarvendra Kumar, A.K. Patra, S.C. Datta and K.G. Rosin Utilization of eupatorium (Chromoleana odorata)-An obnoxious weed as green leaf manure for improving productivity of rice K. Manjappa Yield trend and soil fertility in a 35 year rice-rice wheat experiment N. Rawal, D.R. Chalise and J. Tripathi Long term sustainable effects of integrated plant nutrient management (IPNM) in ricewheat cropping system under sub- tropical condition of Jammu Narendra Pal Thakur, D. Kachroo, Rohit Sharma, Parshotam Kumar, V. Khajuria and A. K. Gupta Medium term effects of a long term conservation agriculture study in maize based cropping systems on productivity, profitability and climate resilience.- C. M. Parihar, S.L. Jat, Aditya Kumar Singh, Vandana Choudhary and M.L. Jat Assessment of nutrients contribution to yield of hybrid rice and maize through omission plot technique.- Shiveshwar Pratap Singh, M.P. Singh, S. Jha, S.S. Prasad, S. Tiwari, S.K. Chaudhary, S. Dutta and K. Majumdar Technical Session VI (Concurrent): Diversification and intensification of cropping systems for environmental sustainability and food security, farm mechanization and post harvest management. Chair: Prof. Branko Cupina Co-Chair: Dr. M.M. Roy Convener: Dr. N.K. Sharma, Dr. Rajbir Singh Topic: Policy interventions for crop diversification, sustainability, livelihood and food security. Keynote: Dr. J.S. Sandhu Lead Paper The role of cover crops in diversification of cropping systems Prof. Branko Cupina Soil health management for food and livelihood security Dr. A.K. Patra Oral Presentations Effect of varietal diversification and precise nitrogen management on productivity and profitability of pigeonpea-wheat cropping system Anchal Dass, Shiva Dhar, Ramanjit Kaur and Susmita Munda Diversification of temperate fruits in Western Himalayas for production and processing D. B. Singh, Nazeer Ahmed, O.C. Sharma and Shiv Lal Identification of suitable cropping systems for resource optimization, productivity enhancement and farm profitability in Central Gujarat. V. C. Pande, A.K. Vishwakarma, Gopal Kumar, Pradeep Dogra Influence of age of seedlings and spacing on seed yield, quality and economics of hybrid rice under SRI Rajiv K. Singh, Hardev Ram Govind Pal, S. Rajendra Prasad and R. K. Chauhan 8 16.00-16.15 16:15-17:30 19:00-21:00 Resource efficient diversified cropping systems for southern Telangana region of Telangana M. Venkata Ramana, S. Sridevi and M. Goverdhan Impact of intercropping and fertilizer application on biomass production of fodders Muhammad Arshadullah Survival strategies of Meloidogyne graminicola under different soil pH regimes of rice growing districts of Kartnataka H. Ravindra, Mukesh Sehgal, H.B. Narasimhamurthy and D. M. Soumya Studies on agrinos high yielding technology product as pre-slowing seed treatment for improvement of planting value and seed quality Sandeep Kumar, Lal, R. Selvasundaram and Indranil Das TEA BREAK POSTER SESSION VI DINNER 9 International Conference on Natural Resource Management for Food Security and Rural Livelihoods during 10-13 February, 2015 at NASC, New Delhi, India Thursday, February 12, 2015 9:15-10:00 HALL-1 10.00-11.45 HALL-1 Plenary Session: Chairman: Dr. I.P. Abrol Co-Chairman: Dr. A.K. Sikka Convener: Dr. Arun Chaturvedi Topic: Soil and Water Conservation Measures for Food and Livelihood Security in India Speaker: Dr. V.N. Sharda Technical Session VII: Conservation management of mountainous areas, plateaus, plains, deserts, community grasslands, rangelands and alpine and sub-alpine pastures. Chair: Dr. P.K. Sharma Co-Chair: Prof. S.H.R. Sadeghi Convener: Dr. D. Mandal, Dr. Ombir Singh Topic: Resource conservation farming systems leading to rural livelihood security. Keynote Speaker: Dr. A.K. Shrivastava Lead Papers Topic: Soil erosion in Indian Himalayan region and mainstreaming of current problems of landslides and floods in the watershed programmes P. K. Mishra and G.P. Juyal Topic: Integrated watershed management for runoff farming in Shiwaliks region S. S. Kukal Topic: For soil conservation or soil conservation for?: Answer by innovative application of scientific facts R.C. Yadav Topic: Conservation approach for sustainable production in North-Western Himalayan region N. K. Sharma, Lekh Chand, U. K. Maurya and Raman Jeet Singh Oral Presentations Simulating rainfall change effects on runoff and soil erosion in rainfed submontane region M. S. Hadda and M.S. Sidhu Management of critical resources in rainfed chickpea (Cicer arietinum)-fodder sorghum (Sorghum bicolor) cropping system under semi-arid tropics of India A.K. Dixit, Sunil Kumar, A.K. Rai and T. Kiran Kumar Impact of natural resource conservation technologies for increasing productivity in black soils of Malwa region Deepak Hari Ranade Soil erosion vis-à-vis soil physical quality in lower Himalayas of India M.J. Singh and S.S. Kukal Assessment of soil organic carbon stocks and fractions under horticulture plantations in the hilly ecosystems of North-east India Ramesh Thangavel, M. Manjaiah, K. Rajasekar and S.V. Ngachan 10 10.00-11.45 HALL-2 Evaluation of yield, soil health and economic performance of litchi (Litchi chinesis L.) based agri-horticulture system on degraded lands of North Western Himalayan O.P. Chaturvedi, A.C. Rathore, N.K. Sharma, H. Mehta, J.M.S. Tomar, J. Jayaprakash and R. Kaushal Quantification of soil loss due to wind erosion from sand dunes in Indian Thar desert Priyabrata Santra and Preeti Vaghese Improving productivity of guava based agri-horticultural model through canopy management and mulching for livelihood security in Indian sub-Himalaya A.C. Rathore, B.N. Ghosh, J. Jayaprakash, J.M.S. Tomar, H. Mehta, A.K. Gupta and O P. Chaturvedi Appropriate interventions to make conservation tillage an effective tool for resource conservation of degraded lands of Lower Himalayas. R.P. Yadav, Pawan Sharma and S.L. Arya Technical Session VIII (Concurrent): Climate change-mitigation and adaptation strategies including carbon sequestration in soils for different land use systems, energy management. Chair: Dr. Ermias Kebreab Co-Chair: Dr. B. Mohan Kumar Convener: Dr. K.B. Rao, Dr Saba Ishaq Topic: Climate Change and Natural Resources Management Keynote Speaker: Dr. A.K. Sikka Topic: Making small holder farming climate resilient in the drylands of India Keynote Speaker: Dr. C. Lobo Lead Papers Topic: Sustainable intensification of farming systems in emerging economies and climate change Ermias Kebreab Topic: Vulnerability assessment of agriculture to climate change for livelihood security using GIS: Case study of Rajasthan R.B. Singh and Ajay Kumar Topic: Impacts of climatic variability on crop water demand, productivity and groundwater table with some climate change adaptation options Gouranga Kar, Ashwani Kumar, P.S.B. Annad, Mausumi Ray Chaudhuri, C.Mayilsami, P.K. Singh and H.D. Rank Topic: Natural resource conservation in the semi-arid Deccan and climate change-Can we cope the challenges? A. Raizada, Suresh Kumar and P.K. Mishra Topic: Climate change adaptation and mitigation-Progress and Policy C.M. Pandey Oral Presentations Biochar impacts the physical and hydrological properties of soils within a cornsoyabean rotation Thomas Schumacher. S. Singh, R. Chintala, S. Kumar, S. Papiernik and D. Malo Role of wastewater on carbon sequestration in major soil types of sub-humid Eastern India Madhumita Das, O. P. Verma, D. Patri and R. Sethi Impact of global warming on water resources: Jammu perspective Gulshan Rashid, M.K. Khushu, Sanjay Khar and Mahender Singh 11 Soil organic carbon stocks and its losses from different land use systems in the Shiwaliks Vikas Sharma, Shabeer Hussain, K. R. Sharma and Vivak M. Arya Biomass carbon production as influence by different modules for management of Chambal ravines. A. Singh, S.K. Verma, Sunil Rajput, H. S. Bhhadoria and P.S. Tomar Assessing vulnerability to climate change: A District-wise analysis from Karnataka state using vulnerability index Suresh Kumar, A. Raizada and H. Biswas Carbon sequestration in swell-shrink soils of central vidarbha under soybean based cropping system Nitin Konde, Pushpa Yadav, V.K. Kharche, VV Gabhane and Nilam Kanase Calibration of Roth for accurate prediction of CO2 emission from sodic soils Raj Setia and Petra Marschner Coupling climate – crop economic modelling to analyse impact of climate change on farm productivity- An approach to assess food security and livelihoods in future Subash Nataraja Biochar as soil conditioner in maize- French bean cropping system for enhancing productivity and mitigating climate change G.I. Ramkrushna, Anup Das, Sandip Mandal, Jayanta Layek, B.C. Verma, S. Heipormi, D.J. Rajkhowa, A.S. Panwar and S.V. Ngachan Potential climate change impacts on the surface water resources of Gomti river basin in India N.S. Abeysingha, Man Singh, Manoj Khanna, V.K. Sehgal, Himanshu Pathak Adaption of agro-forestry on climate risk challenges in Darjeeling Himalayan region, West Bengal Bandhan Subba and Pratap Kumar Dhara Carbon sequestration potential of mixed tree species existing on agricultural lands in ten states of India Sangram Chavan Carbon sequestration potential of mixed tree species existing on agricultural lands in ten states of India Ram Newaj, S.B. Chavan, S.K. Dhyani, Ajit, R.H. Rizvi, Badre Alam, Rajendra Prasad and A.K. Handa Long-term effect of nutrient management on C- sequestration efficiency under different cropping systems M.C. Manna, A.K. Patra and Asit Mandal Examining spatial mechanisms of resilience of smallholder farming systems to climate change Lessah Mandoloma Increase in atmospheric temperature decreases crop water requirement in wheat D. Chakraborty 11:45-12:00 TEA BREAK 12:00-13:00 POSTER SESSION VII and VIII 13:00-14:00 LUNCH 12 14.00-16.00 HALL-1 Technical Session IX: Management of saline, alkali and contaminated soils and water management of mined and wastelands. Chair: Dr. I.P. Abrol Co-chair: Dr. S.K. Choudhary Convener: Dr. Neelam Patel, Dr. Atul K. Singh Topic: Sustainable management for salt affected soil. Keynote Speaker: Dr. D.K. Sharma Lead Paper Wastewater management for livelihood and food security: Challenges and opportunities P. Dey Oral Presentations Revisiting acid soils in different agro-ecological sub-regions of India D.K. Mandal, C. Mandal and D.K. Pal Sustainable management system for improving soils and water quality S. Kumar, S. Anderson, T. Schumacher D. Clay, R. Lal, S. Osborne, A. Bhardwaj and S. Verma Dynamic of soil phosphorus under different management practices for groundnut cultivation in calcareous vertisols R.S. Yadav, N.K. Jain, H.N. Meena, D. Bhaduri, P.K. Bhalodia, M. Bhadarka and D. Desai Impact of moderate drought on groundwater quality in the semi-arid region of Karnataka Hrittick Biswas, A. Raizada, Suresh Kumar, M. Prabhavathi and P. Mohan Kumar Water use trends in rice under varying irrigation regime in partially reclaimed sodic soils Atul Kumar Singh, C. L. Verma, Y. P. Singh and Sanjay Arora Use of low cost amendments for managing alkali water in sorghum- wheat Khajanchi Lal, R. Kaur, D.S. Gurjar, K.G. Rosin and S.P.S. Tomar Relationship between soil erosion and soil quality in tropical humid region of India Debashis Mandal Integrated effect of pressmud, chemical amendments and microbial bio-inoculants on sodic soil reclamation and productivity of rice-wheat Sanjay Arora, Y.P. Singh, V.K. Mishra, A.K. Singh and D.K. Sharma Protocol for resilience of degraded vertisol with field level validation S. Kundu, J. K. Saha, M. Vassanda Coumar and A. K. Patra Sustainable management models for stimulating nutrient dynamics in rice- wheat systems in salt affected areas Ajay Bhardwaj, S. Kumar, N. Basak, V.K. Mishra, A.K. Singh, S. Srivastava, D.K. Sharma Bamboo plantation based bio-engineering interventions for reclamation and productive utilization of ravine lands of India Krishna B. Rao, R.S. Kurothe, V.C. Pande, Gopal Kumar, V.N. Sharda, P. K. Mishra and M.L. Gaur Indigenous land management and perceptions of land degradation in Mo watershed (Togo) Badabate Diwediga 13 14.00-16.00 HALL-2 Technical Session X (Concurrent): Remote sensing and GIS modelling and decision support system in natural resource management. Chair: Prof. Masateru Hino Co-chair: Dr. Dharmedndra Saraswat Convener: Dr. Adlul Islam, Dr. S.K. Dubey Topic: Satellite based earth observation for resources monitoring. Keynote Speaker: Dr. P.G. Diwakar Lead Papers Topic: Remote sensing and GIS in natural resource management Dr.Dharmendra Saraswat Topic: Land resource inventory using new techniques for agricultural land use planning Dr. S.K. Singh Oral Presentations Geospatial approach in assessing impact of land use /land cover on soil erosion in a Himalayan watershed Suresh Kumar Comparison of multiple regression and artificial neural network based runoff prediction models Akhilesh Kumar and P. V. Singh Mapping and monitoring of waste/degraded land using RS&GIS technology in selected districts of Uttar Pradesh K. Singh, P.P.S. Yadav, Alok Mathur, Bhawani P. Pandey, S. Kumar and Rajiv Mohan Predicting soil depth from satellite remote sensing data- A case study in Miniwada watershed of Nagpur district, Maharashtra Nirmal Kumar, Nisha Sahu, G.P. Obi Reddy, M.S.S. Nagaraju, Rajeev Srivastava and S. K. Singh Information technology based approaches for better planning and improving efficiency of soil and water conservation practices A.K. Vishwakarma, R.S. Kurothe, B.K. Rao, Gopal Kumar and V.C. Pande Natural resources management planning through multi-objective goal programming for climate resilient rainfed agriculture in a mountainous watershed Susama Sudhishri, J. K. Singh, S. K. Tewari and Akhilesh Kumar Assessment of physical status and irrigation potential of canal-irrigation using ArcPy Ekta Gupta Desertification status mapping of Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka using remote sensing data S. Dharumarajan, M. Lalitha, K.S. Anil Kumar, R. Vasundhara, V. Ramamurthy, S. Thayalan, P.S. Dhinwa and S.K.Singh Topo-transfer function modelling using resolution cartosat-1 DEM for spatial mapping of key soil variables in Parsori watershed, Nagpur Sudipta Chattaraj, J.D. Giri, M.S.S. Nagaraju, A.K. Barthwal, R.A., Nasre, V.N. Parhad, D.S. Mohekar, R. Srivastava and S.K. Singh Application of inverse modeling approach to simulate runoff from small grazed pasture watershed located at north application experimental watershed in Ohio, USA S. Kumar and S. Gautam Estimation of surface runoff from a small agricultural watershed using satellite data and ArcGIS M.P. Tripathi, Priti Tiwari and D. Khalkho 14 16:00-16:15 16:15-17:30 18:30-20:30 Validation of drought of forecasting model for conservation planning-some districts of central and southern India N.M. Alam, C. Jana, B. Ghosh, D. Mandal, N.K. Sharma and P.K. Mishra Influence of satellite data resolution on soil mapping at different scales in a watershed Ram Prakash T. and Padma Raju A. Delineating waterlogged areas in the coastal Odisha using remote sensing and GIS for increasing water and land productivity Ashok Kumar Nayak, S. Roy Chowdhury, P.S.B. Anand, R.K. Mohanty, R.R. Sethi and Ashwani Kumar Modelling of soil loss using remote sensing and GIS for watershed management through USLE Rohitash Kumar, Amir, Sakeel, Mukesh Kumar and Mushtaq Ahmad Wani Prioritization of critical areas of an agricultural watershed for effective management using SWAT model Priti Tiwari, M. P. Tripathi and Yatnesh Bisen Terrestrial water storage changes in the Indo-Gangetic North India using GRACE satellite gravity records Dileep Panda Prioritization of a Himalayan watershed on the basis of soil erosion and sediment deposition using geospatial technology Soban Rawat, M.K. Jain, S.K. Mishra, U.C. Chaube and B. Nikam Monitoring aerosols distribution pattern in an urban environment using GIS Hamaad Ahmad GeoPest- DSS- A weather based geospatial pest decision system for forewarning and management of insect pests and diseases of mustard at Delhi NCR region D.K. Das, A. Mishra, J. Singh, A. Saxena, V.K. Sehgal, A. Vashisth, A.K. Jain, K.H. Kamble and R. Singh Spatial prediction of micronutrients using kriging with pH, organic carbon and Olsen P Raj Setia Flood frequency prediction using Gumbel’s and log- Pearson method for Siang river S. K. Pattanaaik, A. K. Pandey, B. P. Behera and P. Debnath TEA BREAK POSTER SESSION IX and X DINNER 15 International Conference on Natural Resource Management for Food Security and Rural Livelihoods during 10-13 February, 2015 at NASC, New Delhi, India Friday, February 13, 2015 9:30-11:30 HALL 1 Technical Session XI: Rural livelihoods, socio-economic implications; improving profitability of farming Chair: Dr. B.S. Hansra Co-chair: Dr. R.K. Sahu Convener: Dr. H.S. Lohan, Dr. Jitendra Sinha Topic: Linking Common pool plant resources with rural Livelihoods: Issues in policy making and implementation Keynote Speaker: Prof. Dinesh K. Marothia Lead Paper Topic: Comparison of indigenous knowledge and scientific knowledge on land use selection of farmers in Nueva Vizcaya, Philippines Hannie T. Martin Topic: Future Vision- Remunerative integrated vertical farming model for small holders.R.K. Sahu and Jitendra Sinha Oral Papers Jasmine cultivation a successful watershed intervention: A case study from Chinnatekur watershed, Kurnool district in Andhra Pradesh, India S. L. Patil, M.N. Ramesha, K.K. Reddy and K.S. Rao Development of apiculture and insect pollinators for food security and rural livelihoods Satya Prakash Singh Tomar and Y.P. Singh Improvement of rural livelihood through watershed management: A Case study of microwatershed in the state Tripura, India Saradindu Das Integrated farming system opportunities for food security and rural livelihood development in North-East India- Case study N. Prakash, M.A. Ansari, S. S. Roy, Punitha P.S.K. Sharma and S.V. Ngachan On farm participatory research on farming system: Enhanced the livelihood and employment generation among tribal farmer of North-East India M.A. Ansari, N. Prakash, P. Punitha, S.S. Roy, S. K. Sharma, A. S. Panwar and S. V. Ngachan Water and energy efficient farming system for small holder farm in rainfed area S. K. Rautaray, A. Mishra, R. K. Mohanty, M.S. Behera and A. Kumar Developing water resources for better livelihood of farmers in rainfed areas S. Mohanty, S. K. Rautaray, K.G. Mandal, R. K. Mohanty, S. Ghosh and Ashwani Kumar Study on migration and livelihood on coastal fishing villages on Odisha Srichandan Das An agent based model to simulate differentiation of farmers in Yangtze River delta region in China Xiao Chang The existence of “Subak” as a potential economic organization for agriculture development Sri Wahyuni 16 Is framing system approach a viable option for provide sustainable rural livelihoods an economic estimation in North coastal zone of Andhra Pradesh Imandi Venkata Yoga Ramarao Institutional dynamics of Mopane woodland management in Bulilima district of Zimbabwe. M. Khokheli Sithole Natural resource management to improve rural livelihoods in a natural protected area in Central Mexico: Exploring communities’ attitudes on conservation Xavier Lopez- Medellini Process of agricultural intensification: Sustainable? Nani Raut, Bishal K. Sitaula and Roshan M. Bajracharya What role of agricultural extension in improving food security of rural households? (Case Study: Hamedan Province, Iran) Farhad Lashgarara Livelihood improvement of tribal farmers through management of natural resources of some villages situated at hilly undulating terrain of Dang district(Gujarat) Sunil T. Shirgire Trade- offs in urbanization growth and food security in India: Concerns and opportunities K.N. Ravi, K. Ponnusamy, R. B. Kale and N. P.Darshan Farming system models for sustainable livelihood security in Jharkhand Arvind Kumar, A.K. Singh, D.K. Shahi and B.K. Agarwal Making assessment of outcomes and impacts of WSD projects more rational and inclusive D.C. Das Implementation of biological diversity Act. 2002- a journey towards enhancing food security, A case study from Paudi Bhuyan communities of Odisha, India Arun Kumar Mishra, Prasad Kumar Dash and Pratysuh Mohapatra Agriculture based mountain livelihood and ecosystem wellbeing in Kangra district.- R. B.Singh and Nitu Goswami 9.30-11.30 HALL-2 Technical Session XII: (Concurrent) Capacity building and policy framework with a view of mitigating the emerging problems in NRM Chair: Shri. Shamsher Singh Co-chair: Dr. R. Kaur Convener: Dr. D.V. Singh, Dr. A.K. Tiwari Topic: Farmers organization: A lesson learned from JAVA-Indonesia Keynote Speaker: Sri Wahyuni and Syahyuti Lead paper Topic: Necessity of integrated watershed management plan to achieve sustainable livelihood in developing countries. S.H.R. Sadeghi, A. Sadoddin and A. Najafinejad Oral Papers Assessment of capacity building programmes for watershed management in Bundelkhand region of Central India Om Prakash and Bankey Bihari Development and testing of manually operated vertical conveyor reaper Himanshu Shekhar Pandey, Vinay Kumar Nayak and Gautam Verma Farm women’s participation in watershed programme and their extent of adoption of Soil 17 11:30-11:45 11.45-13.00 13.00-14.00 14.00-15.30 HALL-1 15:30-16:00 16:00-17:00 19:00-20:00 and Water Conservation technologies in Sithayankottai watershed, Dindigul district of Tamil Nadu P. Sundarambal Traditional wisdom of using underutilized fruits in medicinal, nutritional and economic security of tribals of South Western Rajasthan (India) Urvashi Nandal and R.P. Meena Development and management of natural and human resources for livelihood and food security Dinesh Sustainable livelihood support through Self Help Group based income generating activities for resource poor communities: A case study of Iduhatti watershed, The Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu, India D.V. Singh, P. Sundarambal, V. Selvi, K. Kannan, M. Madhu and R. Ragupathy Capacity development of women human resources in watershed management programmes Bankey Bihari, Charan Singh and Suresh Kumar Farmers’ perception and extent of post-adoption behaviour towards soil and water conservation technologies: a case study of watershed in semi-arid region of Uttar Pradesh A.K. Singh, R.B. Meena, D.C. Meena and G.L. Bagdi Inter -organizational watershed based collaboration for sustainable development-people, processes and technology Mani Kant Giri and Pinkle Chaudhary Irrigation water pricing and farmer’s determinants to buy irrigation water across farm size groups Mukesh Kr. Sinha Role of gender in agriculture and food security Suruchi Soni TEA BREAK POSTER SESSION XI and XII LUNCH BREAK Annual Award Function of Indian Association of Soil and Water Conservationists, Dehradun, India & Dr KG Tejwani Memorial Lecture TEA BREAK VALEDICTORY FUNCTION DINNER 18 POSTER SESSIONS PROGRAMME International Conference on Natural Resource Management for Food Security and Rural Livelihoods during 10-13 February, 2015 at NASC, New Delhi, India February 10, 2015 (16:00-17:30 PM) Venue: Basement (NASC complex) Session I (AD): Theme: Assessment, development and management of natural and human resources for livelihood and food security 1. Natural resource management practices for sustainable production in Central India. - Dev Narayan and S. P. Tiwari (AD-03) 2. Soil application of weathered basalt in groundnut production for management of Vertisols.R. P. Sharma, T. P. Verma, R. S. Singh, K. N. Akbari and G.S. Sutaria (AD-04) 3. Characterization and assessment of soils of Semi-arid Agro-Eco-Region of Chitturgarh district (Rajasthan) for sustainable land use planning.- T.P. Verma, R.S. Singh, R.L. Shyampura, J.D. Giri, Rameshwar Singh, S.S. Sharma, B.L. Tailor, R.S. Meena and R.K. Naitam (AD-05) 4. Studies on available nutrients in soils of Omerga tahsil of Osmanabad district. – G. Vijaya Kumar, B.S. Indulkar and A.S. Cheke (AD-07) 5. Reduction in Moisture content of Byadagi Chilli dried under Solar Tunnel Dryer in comparison with open Yard Sun Drying.- Manjula B. (AD-11) 6. Simulation of yields and evapotranspiration in wheat (Triticum aestivum) in an Inceptisol of Varanasi.- C.B. Patel, Lokesh Kumar, S.K. Singh, M.K. Yadav and R.S. Singh (AD-12) 7. Characterization and classification of soils of Jhalarapatan block, Jhalawar district of Rajasthan.R. S. Meena, R.S. Singh, T. P. Verma, R.L. Meena and S.K. Singh (AD-15) 8. Acute oral toxicity evaluation of Prosopis julilfora in Swiss Albino Mice (SAM) for establishing consumption safety of mesocarp for human beings.- Pratibha Tewari, B. Dinesh Kumar, J.C. Tewari and M.M. Roy (AD-16) 9. Ground water quality appraisal in Sikar district of Rajasthan.- B.L. Kumawat (AD-17) 10. Some innovative methodologies to control advancement of deep Chambal Ravines.- S.K. Verma, Akhilesh Singh, Y.P. Singh and Sunil Rajput (AD-19) 11. Distribution variability of soil parameters of Oil Palm (Elaeis guineesis Jacq.) plantations in west coastal region of India and their relationship amongst themselves and with leaf nutrient concentrations.- Sanjib Kumar Behera (AD-23) 12. Analysis and evaluation of environmental externalities.- Sudhakar Dwivedi, P. K. Rai and Pawan Kumar Sharma (AD-24) 13. Assessment of farm level spatial variability of basic soil properties and nutrients for generating prediction maps.- Habibullah, Vikas Sharma, K. R. Sharma and Vivak M. Arya (AD-27) 19 February 10, 2015 (16:00-17:30 PM) Session II: (CA) Theme: Conservation agriculture, Conservation forestry, social forestry and forest management 1. Effect of tillage-residue management practices and irrigation levels on wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) growth in North West India. - M.S.Kahlon, C. B. Singh and Gurpreet Singh (CA-01) 2. Impact of conservation tillage on production and profitability of pigeonpea based cropping system under rainfed condition of Vidharbha region of Maharashtra.- Rajesh Kumar, A.N. Paslawar, Ummed Singh, A.A. Saad and R.K. Nagar (CA-02) 3. Efficient use of jute agro textiles as soil conditioner to increase chilli productivity on Inceptisol of West Bengal.- Susanta Kumar De and P. K. Tarafdar (CA-04) 4. Studies on yield and yield attributes of okra (Abelmoschus esculantus L.) cultivation in inseptisol soil under different surface covers and improvement of soil quality in relation to vermicast, soil moisture and changes in soil.- Avijit Manna and N. C. Das (CA-05) 5. Conserving of land races of novel vegetables for nutritional security in western Rajasthan.Chandan Kumar, M. L. Meena, M.K. Chaudhary and Dheeraj Singh (CA-07) 6. Response of Hirsutum cotton Akh-081 to high density planting, fertilizer and in-situ moisture conservation techniques. Shweta S. Ganvir, Mangala Ghanbahadur and V. K. Khargkharate (CA-10) 7. Contingent crop planning and resource conserve techniques for Western Meghalaya.- Lala I. P. Ray and P.K. Bora (CA-14) 8. Performance of promising basmati rice (Oryza sativa L.) cultivars in aerobic culture with different soil organic amendments in rice-wheat system.- I.A. Shah, B. C. Sharma and A. Kumar (CA-15) 9. Conservation agriculture systems for dryland and rainfed areas in India.- Hari Ram Prajapati (CA-17) 10. Crop performance and water productivity of rice- wheat systems under differed establishment methods in South Asia.- Rajan Bhatt and S.S. Kukal (CA-20) 11. Response of hybrid maize varieties to LCC and nutrient expert model in red and lateritic soil of West Bengal.- G. C. Malik, Mahua Banerjee, G.S. Bhuiya, Tanmoy Shankar, d. Maiti and S. Dutta (CA-22) 12. Promotion of bio-fertilizers and bio pesticides usage in crops.- M. Rama Devy, G. Ramachandra Rao, Sri E. Venkateswarlu (CA-23) 13. Impact of varied watershed irrigation schedules and conjunctive water use practices on floral characteristics of tuberose.- D. S. Gurjar, R. Kaur, K. Lal and Rosin K.G. (CA-25) 14. Prosopis juliflora, an invasive plant with many beneficial uses.- Abdulrahmn Alsoqeer (CA-28) 15. Carbon sequestration in rice soils under long-term Integrated Nutrient Management.- S. Sridevi, M. Venkata Ramana, M. Madhavi and M. Goverdhan (CA-30) 16. Introducing of pulse crop in rice- fallow system through use of conservation agriculture practices in western Odisha.- U.K. Behra, A. K. Mishra, S. K. Behera, B. S. Bishoi, R. N. Nayak and Sudhanshu Singh (CA-31) 17. Soil and water resource conservation through tillage practices.- Manish Deshmukh, V.M. Bhale and K.J. Kubde (CA-33) 18. Ultradrying as an effective way for germplasm conservation of pearl millet.- Manish Kumar Vijay (CA-36) 20 19. Impact of conservation tillage and weed management practices on growth and yield of cotton.Raghwendra Singh, V.P. Singh, Dibakar Ghosh, K.K. Barman, P.P. Choudhury and A.R. Sharma (CA-37) 20. Conservation agriculture for carbon sequestration and sustaining soil health in rainfed region of Central India.- J. Somasundaram, K.M. Hati, R.S. Chaudhary, A.K. Biswas, A. Subba Rao and A. K. Patra (CA-38) 21. Designing smart approaches for precision management of water and nutrients: biopolymeric hydrogels and hydrogel based slow release delivery systems.- Anupama Singh (CA-39) 22. Effect of fertility levels and row spacing on growth, yield and quality of promising varieties of clusterbean (Cyamopsis tetragonoloba (L.) Taub)- Divya Singh (CA-41) 23. Awareness and perception of farmers on soil and water conservation issues in mango belts of Malihabad region of Lucknow.- Tarun Adak, S. K. Shukla, Kailash Kumar and Vinod Kumar (CA-43) 24. Appraisal of Resources Conservation Technology (RCT) for rice- maize cropping system in eastern India.- P.K. Panda, S. K. Rautary, A. Mishar, H. Chakraborty and A. Kumar (CA-44) 25. Direct seeding in rice with drum seeder- A resource efficient technology.- S. Sreenivasulu and C. Manohar (CA-47) 26. Long term incorporation of crop residues in rice- wheat cropping system for zinc amendment in calciorthent of eastern Indo- Gangetic Plain.- Ranjan Laik, S. K. Singh, Vipin Kumar and S. P. Singh (CA-48) 27. Soil Conservation Management Practices for Fragile Ecosystem of Northeast India.- R. Saha (CA-49) 28. Conservation Agriculture based maize- wheat cropping system: a viable option for diversification of rice- wheat cropping system in terms of farm profitability, soil health and resource –use efficiency.- R. L. Choudhary and U. K. Behera (CA-51) 29. Impact of on farm resource conservation techniques in abiotic and biotic stress management of pigeonpea.- Y.P. Singh, D. Singh, S.P.S. Tomar, S. Singh, B.P.S. Raghubanshi and S.S. Tomar (CA-53) 30. Evaluation of soil enzymatic activities under conservation agriculture Maize based cropping systems on climate resilience.- Sandhya Chaudhary and Purushottam Tomar (CA-54) 31. Strategizing conservation agriculture in Indo-Gangetic region by critical appraisal of carbon and nitrogen dynamics under diverse management scenarios.- Ajay Bhardwaj, V.K. Mishra, S. Srivastava, A.K. Singh, Y.P. Singh and D.K. Sharma (CA-55) 32. Performance of soybean under different moisture conservation practices and microbe meditated zinc ferti-fortification.- Tushar Ramchandra Khare, K.S. Rana, Anchal Dass, Radha Prassana and V. Sobhana (CA-56) 33. Evaluation of soil and plant carbon, Nitrogen and water use efficiency under different tillage systems and manure application using stable isotope technique.- M. A. Busari, F. K. Salako, L. Mayr, S.S. Kukal and A. D. Ally (CA-58) 34. Conservation agriculture production system: Effects on organic carbon, base exchange characteristics and nutrient distribution in a tropical rainfed agroecosystem.- Ayesha Mohanty, K.N. Mishra and K.K. Panigrahi (CA-59) 35. Tillage and irrigation role in crop production and natural resource conservation.- S.C. Panday, D. Mahanta, Sher Singh, V.S. Meena and J.C. Bhatt (CA-60) 21 POSTER SESSION February 10, 2015 (16:00 to 17:30PM) Session III: Land use planning for emerging land use condition 1. Adaptive neuro-fuzzy inference system (ANFIS) based rainfall-runoff models for prediction of daily runoff from small watersheds in Maharashtra, India.- D. B. Pawar and Pravendra Kumar (LP-03) 2. Soil-site suitability evaluation for orange (Citrus reticulata) in soils of Jhalrapatan Block, Jhalawar District (Rajasthan).- R.L. Meena, R.S. Meena, R.S. Singh and T.P. Verma (LP-04) 3. Effect of different soil moisture conservation techniques for sustaining guava based hortipasture system in Bundelkhand region.- Akram Ahmed (LP-07) 4. Management of Land and water resources for sustainable development in the Indian Himalayan Region.- M.S. Rawat (LP-09) 5. User friendly Solution for graded bund design in medium soils.- P. V. Singh, Akhilesh Kumar, Mohd. K. A. Beg and Avinash Gupta (LP-10) 6. Assessment of quality of well water in Sakri Tahsil of Dhule district.- S. B. Ahire, R. S. Thakare and M. S. S. Shaikh (LP-11) 7. Studies of quality of irrigation water from Udgir tahsil.- S. D. Chilkar, R. N. Khandare and M. S. S. Shaikh (LP-12) 8. Characterization and classification of soils of Jhalarapatan block, Jhalawar district of Rajasthan.R. S. Meena, R. S. Singh, T.P. Verma, R.L. Meena and S. K. Singh (LP-15) 9. Software for land classification and soil water conservation practices for watersheds.- A.M. Kamble, N. M. Tamboli and B.W. Bhulibhar (LP-16) 10. Soil fertility indices under forest compared to other land uses in acid soil of North Western Himalaya, India.- Sharmistha Pal, Pankaj Panwar and D.R. Bhardwaj (LP-19) 11. Agricultural productivity enhancement in tank command areas through resources management and land use planning: A Case Study.- T. Ram Prakash and M . Devender Reddy (LP-21) 12. Water management studies on finger millet (Eleusinecoracona) in Alfisol of mid- land situation in Chhattisgarh plains.- Yatnesh Bisen, M.P. Tripathi, Karnika Dwivedi and D. Khalkho (LP-23) 13. Evaluation of an automated drip Irrigation system on Amranthus crop grown under sandy loam soil.- Navneet Sharma, Abdul Hakkim V.M. and Atul K. Singh (LP-25) 14. Quantification of soil carbon forms under different aged populous deltoids block plantations in Trans- Gangetic Plains of India.- Parveen Kumar, S K Chaudhari, D K Sharma, Ajay Kumar Mishra, Kailash Singh and Poornima Rai (LP-27) 15. Effect of different drip fertigation levels on the growth and yield of off- season summer squash under low tunnel condition.- Hanan Tadele, Man Singh, Murtaza Hasan, Manoj Kumar, Pritam Kalia and Himanshu Pathak (LP-28) 16. Land suitability classification for Sisal (Agave sisalna) an excellent crop for soil conservation.Antaryami Mishra, G. C. Sahu, S. Saren and P. Dey (LP-32) 17. Effect of different sowing date and irrigation regimes on crop growth and yield of wheat (Triticum aestivum) in semi-arid region of India.- Rajesh Kumar Meena (LP-33) 22 18. Design, development and evaluation of artificial well recharging system for groundwater enhancement.- M. S. Pendke, S. B. Choulwar and S. N. Pawar (LP-35) 19. Water saving rice production technologies and constraints analysis.- M. Rama Devy, G. Ramachandra Rao and E. Venkateswarlu (LP-36) 20. Alternate land use options for sustainable crop Production.- Ashok Kumar, S.K. Mahapatra, Tarsem Lal and G. S. Sidhu (LP-37) 21. Land use dynamics and its socio-economic impacts in the rural- urban interface-A case study of the Haryana NCR sub-region.- Tarsem Lal, Jaya N. Surya, Ashok Kumar and Vikas (LP-38) 22. Effect of different irrigation levels on water requirement water use efficiency and cost analysis of Strawberry under silver black mulch.- M. S. Mane, Omkar Khadas, S. T. Patil, J. S. Dhekale, P. M. Ingle and H. N. Bhange (LP-39) 23. Effect of different irrigation scheduling on yield of rice, water expense, and soil bulk density under rice wheat cropping system.- Rohit Sharma, D. Kachroo, N. P. Thakur, Rajeev Bharat and Vivak M. Arya (LP-40) 24. Studies on irrigation management on growth and quality of commercially important cultivars of peach (Prunus persica L.) under Jammu subtropics.- Gaganpreet Kour, V. K. Wali, M. K. Khushu and Parshant Bakshi (LP-41) 25. Effect of drought stress on yield and photosynthetic related traits in maize (Zea mays L.) varieties.- Neeta Dwivedi, Kalpana Singh, Sanyukta Shukla, R. Kaur (LP-42) 26. Aggregate stability of sandy loam and loamy sand soil as influenced by land use.- M.S. Hadda and Balbir Singh (LP-44) 27. Can intensive land use and sustainable ecosystem services (ESS) go hand in hand?- B.L. Dhyani and Pradeep Dogra (LP-45) 23 February 11, 2015 (12:00 to 13:00PM) Session IV: (RH) Rainwater harvesting, bio-industrial watershed management and community participation 1. Community participation towards natural resource management and sustainable livelihood strategy in changing climate: A case study of Sundarbans Community.- Koustab Majumdar, Nilay Banerjee and Pradipta Dubey (RH-06) 2. Essentiality of integrated watershed development and community participation in Indian rainfed agriculture.- M. Govindappa, C. Seenappa and C.N. Narayanaswamy (RH-08) 3. In-situ rainwater conservation techniques with integrated phosphorus management on productivity of pigeonpea under dryland conditions.- A.S.Takate, Sheetal R. Tatpurkar, A. B. Rajguru and V.M. Amrutsagar (RH-12) 4. Ascription of wash load in sediment yield a useful tool for proper watershed management.- S.H.R. Sadeghi and M.A. Zakeri (RH-15) 5. Participatory water resource development for sustainable agricultural of western ghat area-A case study of Kolgewadi.- Suryakant Patil (RH-16) 6. In- situ soil moisture conservation practices for sustainable productivity of rainfed cotton in Inceptisols under semi arid agro-ecosystem of Maharashtra.- V. V. Gabhane, D. M. Dhangar, M. M. Ganvir, M. B. Negdeve and R. S. Patode (RH-20) 7. Possibilities of utilization of harvested rainwater for life saving irrigation: A case of Biwan cluster watershed, Mewat (Haryana), India.- A. K. Mishra, S. Sudhishri, D. S. Gurjar, B. S. Kalra, M. Khanna and R. Kaur (RH-22) 8. Mainstreaming watershed management programmes for rural development in India.- B. S. Kalra and Anil Kumar Mishra (RH-23) 9. Water activity in dried moringa with different packaging and storage conditions under rotary dryer.- I. P. Saudagar and P. Aruna (RH-26) 10. The implementation of watershed management plans for agricultural and industrial and industrial wastes using (A Case Study of Lagnin Straw and stubble).- Rafat Shahmari (RH-28) 11. Scope of supplemental irrigation from harvested rainwater in enhancing yield and returns from wheat cultivation in sub- montane region of Jammu.- Kuldeep Raj Sharma and Vikas Sharma (RH-29) 12. An overview on the recharge of ground water and their uses through rain water harvesting.Sumedh Kashiwar (RH-30) 13. Impacts of water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) infestation on fish catch in the lower taylor creek area of Bayelsa state, Nigeria.- Kwen, K., Ogunshakin, R.Y. and Adukwu. G. (RH-31) 14. Evaluation of wheat germplasm for drought tolerance in relation to water retention parameters.Vikender Kaur, T.P. Singh, Jyoti Kumari, Rashmi Yadav, R.K. Sharma and Ashok Kumar (RH32) 15. To study the transformation of Zn in rice soil and its availability and uptake to rice crop under flooded and aerobic moisture regime.- Mohammad Shahid, A. K. Nayak, Rahul Tripathi, P. Bhattacharyya, S. Mohanty, A. Kumar, B. Lal, P. Gautam, R. Raja and B. B. Panda (RH-33) 16. Cost effective water harvesting, recycling and management in tribal areas of Chhattisgarh.- S.K. Taunk and R.K. Sahu (RH-34) 24 February 11, 2015 (12:00 to 13:00PM) Session V: (BC/NM) (A) Biodiversity conservation and coastal ecosystem management. (B) Nutrient management, biofertilizers and bio-pesticides and potential microbes for sustaining soil health and productivity. 1. Comparative studies on foliar spray of Kappaphycus and Gracilaria seaweed extracts on productivity and profitability of potato.- Mahua Banerjee, G.C. Malik, Dipanjan Das, Tanmoy Shankar and A. Ghosh (NM-01) 2. Role of fine art in forest biodiversity management. - P.Murali Mohan and P.Sasi Bhushana Rao (BC-04) 3. Response of chickpea to graded levels of potassium and zinc in vertisol.- V. D. Patil, G. C. Kakde and A. S. Cheke (NM-05) 4. Humic substances extracted from different vermicomposts.- Ch.S.Rama lakshmi, P.C. Rao, T.Sreelatha, G.Padmaja and M.Madhavi (NM-06) 5. Effect of Long Term Application of Fertilizers and Manure on Productivity of Soybean and Wheat in Typic Haplustert.- A.K. Dwivedi, Risikesh Thakur and B.S. Dwivedi (NM-08) 6. Effect of continuous application of inorganic fertilizers and organic manure on soil nutrient status in a Typic Halpustert - Risikesh Thakur, B.S. Dwivedi and A.K. Dwivedi (NM-09) 7. Impact of integrated nutrient management on yield, nutrient uptake, protein content, soil fertility and economic performance of wheat (Triticum astivam) in a Typic haplustert.- G.D. Sharma, B.L. Sharma, P.S. Kulhare and D.L. Kauraw (NM-10) 8. Effect of different levels of optimize 400 on nodule and yield of soybean.- B.M. Kamble and D.K. Kathmale (NM-11) 9. Nutritional evaluation of pomegranate orchards of south-east region of Beed district by soil and leaf analysis.- S. K Parwe, A. L Dhamak and A. S. Cheke (NM-12) 10. Micronutrient status of rice growing area in Samba District of J&K. - A. P. Rai, A. K. Mondal, P. K. Rai, Renu Gupta, and Vijay Kumar (NM-13) 11. Study on floral biology of Allahabad safeda cv of guava under valley region of Garhwal Himalaya.- Vidyawati Rawat, Y. K. Tomar, J.M.S. Rawat and R. S. Negi (NM/BC-14) 12. Effect of varying irrigation methods and crop geometry on growth, yield, seed quality and profitability of transplanted fennel (Foeniculum vulgare Mill.) in tribal area of district Sirohi (Rajasthan).- R. L. Bhardwaj, Dileep Kumar and B.S.Bhimawat (NM-15) 13. Studies on available nutrients in soils of Lohara tahsil of Osmanabad district.- A.S. Cheke, V.G. Takankhar, V. D. Patil and O.Y. Hirey (NM-17) 14. Effect of NADEP compost on growth, yield and quality of tomato.- A. S. Bhanvadia, M. V. Patel and C. K. Desai (NM-18) 15. Status on nutrients availability in soils of Osmanabad tahsil of Osmanabad district.- V.M. Kulkarni, B.S. Indulkar, A. S. Cheke and O.Y. Hirey (NM-19) 16. Influence of mulch on soil moisture, temperature, weed infestation and winter season lac yield of Ber (Ziziphus mauritiana) under rainfed condition.-R.K. Singh (NM-22) 17. Effect of Arka microbial consortium and Seedpro growth promoter on soil health and productivity of tomato crop.- N. Loganandhan, P.R. Ramesh and B. Hanumanthe Gowda (NM23) 18. Studies on fertility status of central tahsils of Parbhani district (Manwat, Parbhani and Purna)- G. S. Sunewad, H. K. Kausadikar and A.S. Cheke (NM-24) 19. Soil physical properties and quality of Nagpur mandarin as influenced by soil calcium carbonate.M. B. Rathod, V. P. Babhulkar and A. S. Cheke (NM-25) 25 20. Response of Rabi maize to the foliar application of kappaphycus cell sap (sea weed) organic fertilizer.- R. A. Patel, M. V. Patel and C. K. Desai (NM-26) 21. Effect of vermicompost and phosphorus on growth, yield attributes and yield of greengram [Vigna radiata (L.) Wilczek] grown under loamy sand soil.- K.K. Sharma and Raj Kumar Singh (NM-27) 22. Effect of organic manure, vermicompost and bio-fertilizers on growth, yield and profitability of French bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.).- I. Sarma, M. Phukon, R. Borgohain, J. Goswami and M. Neog (NM-28) 23. Response of zinc, ferrous and biofertilizer on nodulation and yield of blackgram ( Vigna mungo (L.) Hepper).- S. R. Patane, K.V. Swami and S.A.Dhenge (NM-29) 24. Performance of graded levels of farm yard manure and nitrogen on growth, flowering and bulb production of tuberose (Polianthes tuberosa L.) cv. Suvasini.- Sunil Kumar (NM-30) 25. Response of summer green gram to the foliar application of kappaphycus cell sap (sea weed) organic fertilizer.- R. A. Patel, M. V. Patel and C. K. Desai (NM-31) 26. Bio- fertilizers and bio -pesticides for sustaining soil health and productivity.- Anupama Verma (NM-34) 27. Response of biofertilizer application methods and inorganic fertilizers on dry matter production, nutrient uptake and microbial population by okra (Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) Moench) under sub-tropical.- Inder Jeet Sharma, R.K. Samnotra, Vijay Kumar, Manoj Kumar and Tajmul Islam (NM-35) 28. Effect of different levels of N P K and zinc sulphate on physico-chemical properties of soil and yield and oil quality of mustard.- Arun A. David, Mahabeer Meena and Meraj Ahmad (NM-36) 29. Soil biology under organic sugarcane cultivation.- T. Sreelatha, Ch. S. Rama Lakshmi, M. Bharathalakshmi and K. Veerabhadra Rao (NM-37) 30. Effect of drip fertigation on productivity, nutrient uptake and soil moisture use dynamics of Ashwagandha.- Madhusudan Behera (NM-38) 31. Improvement of soil health, Productivity of crop through use of press-mud in the Western U.P.Satya Prakash, Phool Chand, Shiv Kumar and Atar Singh (NM-39) 32. Soil fertility as influenced by residual effect of drymatter of Kawachbeej.- Bhavana Gharpinde, S.G. Wankhade, V. K. Kharche and S. S. Wanjari (NM-40) 33. Nutrient economy in cropping systems through use of residual fertility of potato (Solanum tuberosum L.).- S. K. Yadav, S. S. Lal, T.K. Bag and B. P. Singh (NM-42) 34. Studies on variable geometry in agri- silviculture system and nutrient management on growth and yield of toria with existing willow (Salix alba) plantation.- Munish Kumar, Sarvesh Kumar, Kaushal Kumar and T. L. Verma (NM-43) 35. Effect of micronutrient fertilization and their methods of application on sorghum productivity. S. K. Choudhary, A. K. Mathur, M.K. Jat and H.S. Purohit (NM-44) 36. Residual effect of FYM and fertilizers on mustard- pearlmillet crop sequence.- Amit Kumawat, R.S. Yadav and Ranu Tiwari (NM-46) 37. Effect of different sources of organic manures and inorganic fertilizers on productivity, profitability of rice and soil health.- L.K. Baishya, S. S. Rathore, D. Sarkar, B.C. Deka and N. Parkash (NM-47) 38. Integrated nutrient management in sorghum- barley cropping sequence.- M.K. Jat, H.S. Purohit, S.K. Choudhary and R. Singh (NM-48) 39. Response of pearl millet advance hybrid to differed levels of nitrogen.- Manoj Kumar, Shankar Lal Yadav and H.P. Yadav (NM-49) 40. Replacement of old- age practice of pond bottom ranking with power- tiller driven metal barbed structures: An innovative approach in West Bengal.- Amitava Ghosh and Golam Zaiuddin (NM50) 26 41. Soil quality, productivity and economics of late sown chickpea and field as influenced by organics applications.- R.K. Singh, R.P. Singh, S.K. Choudhary and P.K. Upadhyay (NM-52) 42. Root nodulation, productivity of field pea and soil health due to biofertilizers and mineral fertilizers in temperate Kashmir.- Lekh Chand and K.N. Singh (NM-53) 43. Inoculation effect with Bradyhizobium on wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) yield in a Vertisol.Vinod Kumar, A.K. Rawat and D.L.N. Rao (NM-54) 44. Growth and yield of soyabean genotypes as affected by sowing windows.- R. S. Zadode and S.S. Wanjari (NM-55) 45. Enhancing rice productivity through methods of cultivation with nitrogen management strategies.- D. Dinesh, A. Baskar, T. Selvaraj, K. Rajan, Thilagam and O.P.S. Khola (NM-56) 46. Demonstrating some promising nutrient management technologies in farmers’ fields in agro ecoregion 10.1 of Madhya Pradesh. - Sanjay Srivastava, Shinogi K. C. Radha T.K., D.L.N. Rao, Bharat Prakash Meena, Nishant Kumar Sinha, Hiranmmoy Das and A. B. Singh (NM-57) 47. Bio-fertilizing efficiency of coastal waste on growth, biochemical and yield parameters of soyabean.- Ramchandra Mahajan (BC-58) 48. Influence of nutrient mobilizing isolates on yield, growth attributes and enzymatic activity in Bt Cotton grown on Vertisol.- A. K. Pawar and Syed Ismail (NM-59) 49. Influence of organic compost on microbiological activity serozem soils Uzbekistan.- Sindor Pardaev (NM-60) 50. Recycling of various waste by preparation of composts and their impact on soil fertility.- Sindor Pardaev (NM-65) 51. Effect of graded level of gypsum and lime application on growth, yield and nutrient uptake by groundnut in lateritic soil of Konkan.- S.V. Shende, N.H. Khobragade, M.C. Kasture, V.N. Palsande and R.V. Dhopavkar (NM-66) 52. Response of onion to FYM and inorganic fertilizers application on growth, yield and nutrient uptake in lateritic soil of Konkan.- Rupali Thorat, S.B. Dodake, V.N. Palsande, S.D. Patil and V.G. Salvi (NM-67) 53. Response of briquettes with different coating materials on yield and quality of cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.).- H.B. Torane, M.C. Kasture, P.B. Sanap, V.N. Palsande and J.J. Palkar (NM-68) 54. The response of TEF (Eragrostis tef (zucc.) Trotter) to NP fertilizer application at Beresa watershed, Southern Ethiopia.- Achenef Tigabu, Walelegn Worku and Sheleme Beyene (NM-69) 55. Comlizer for nutrient management in tuberose (Polianthes tuberosa L.) with black polythene mulch or pre-emergence herbicide.- Nilay Borah, J. Deka, N. C. Deka, I. C. Barua, P. Mahanta and Halim Uddin (NM-70) 56. Performance of maize (Zea mays L.) in relation to differential potassium levels in a sandy loam soil.- Varun Srivastva and S.S. Kukal (NM-71) 57. Effect of willow spacings, fertilizer does on production of mustard varieties in climatic condition of UP.- Sarvesh Kumar, S.K. Uttam, S.C. Katiyar, K. Kumar and V.K. Tripathi (NM-73) 58. Water and nitrogen use efficiency under fertigation in baby corn (Zea mays L.).- Mukesh Kumar, T.B.S. Rajput and Neelam Patel (NM-74) 59. Quantitative estimation of fertilizer requirement for chickpea in the alluvial soil of the IndoGangetic plains.- Y.V. Singh, Shiva Autar Mishra, S. K. Singh and Pradeep Dey (NM-75) 60. Effect of cadmium pre-treatment on phosphate sorption in alkaline calcareous soils.- S. K. Thakur and N. K. Tomar (NM-76) 61. Effect of phosphorus, sulphur and molybdenum levels on yield, the nutrient content and uptake by soybean (Glycine max L)- Chickpea (Cicer arietinum)sequence in a Vertisol.- P.S. Kulhare, G.D. Sharma, G. S. Tagore and B. L. Sharma (NM-78) 27 62. Potential effect of organic matter and bio-fertilizers on growth and productivity parameters of Okra (Abelmoschus esculentus).- Safiuddin, Rose Rizvi, Sartaj A. Tiyagi, Aisha Sumbul and Irshad Mahmood (NM-79) 63. Sulphur fractionation in medium black soils of Rajkot district (Gujarat).- G. S. Sutaria, V. D. Vora and K. N. Akbari (NM-81) 64. Copper induced iron deficiency in wheat (Triticum aestivum L) in a Typic Ustipsamment.Harpreet Kaur, J. S. Manchanda, D. S. Bhatti and A. K. Shukla (NM-82) 65. Nitrogen efficiency of Bt cotton under various nutrient management interventions.- B. S. Sekhon, Jagdeep- Singh, M.S. Mavi and P. Dey (NM-84) 66. Assessment of soil quality and sustainability of major cropping systems under intensive long-term fertilizer experiments in India.- R. H. Wanjari and Muneshwar Singh (NM-85) 67. Agronomic bio-fortification of rice with special reference to zinc.- Ashok Kumar, A. Sen, P. K. Upadhyay, R.K. Singh, S. K. Choudhary and Ram Kumar Singh (NM-86) 68. Effect of organic matter and bio-inoculants with nitrogen fertilization on growth and yield attributes of tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.). - Sartaj A. Tiyagi, Rose Rizvi, Safiuddin, Rizwan A. Ansari and Irshad Mahmood (NM-87) 69. Soil test based integrated N, P and K fertilizer prescription for targeted yield of cabbage (Brassica oleracea L.).- R. N. Pandey, V. K. Sharma and Suresh Chandra (NM-88) 70. Effects of foliar feeding of gluconate and EDTA plant nutrients on yield, quality and nutrient concentration of Bt- cotton.- Gourkhede. P. H., Patil V. D. and Pathrikar. D. T. (NM-89) 71. Effect of integrated nutrient management on dynamics of potassium in medium black calcareous Soils under AICRP-LTFE.- A. S. Shekh, K. B. Polara, G. S. Sutaria and K. N. Akbari (NM-91) 72. Application of micronutrients for enhancement in yield of rice in Muzaffarnagar district of western UP.- Phool Chand, Satya Prakash and R.P. Singh (NM-92) 73. Effect of soil quality under organic cotton cultivation.- Jayshree A. Khuspure, S. M. Bhoyar, A. N. Paslawar, P. W. Deshmukh (NM-93) 74. Effect of microbial activity and C:N ratio on yield performance of organic cotton in Vertisol.Diksha Kaware, Sanjay Bhoyar, A. N Paslawar, Pradip Deshmukh (NM-94) 75. Effect of biofertilization on yield and quality of some potato cultivars (Solanum tuberosum L.).M. I. Farag (NM-95) 76. Carbon sequestration potential and yield sustainability with different organic manures and chemical fertilizer under garden pea- French bean system in the mid- Himalayas.- Dibakar Mahanta, J. K. Bisht and J. C. Bhatt (NM-96) 77. Nitrogen management in transplanted rice.- Sanjay Kumar Choudhary, Dharminder, S P Singh and Rinky (NM-97) 78. Effect of bio-fertilizer and moisture conservation practices on growth and yield behaviour of mustard under rainfed condition.- R.P. Singh (NM-98) 79. Screening and identification of acid tolerant bacterial isolates for aluminium tolerance and decipher the possible mechanisms of aluminium tolerance in these bacteria.- Hament Singh Maheshwari and Geeta Singh (NM-99) 80. Leaching behaviour of clothianidinin Soils.- Samarendra Ningthoujam Singh and Irani Mukherjee (NM-100) 81. Phosphoric acid- enhanced limestone defluoridation technique: A lab- scale pilot study.- Sweety Gogoi (NM-101) 82. Studies on composition and economics of homegardens in coastal Odisha.- N. K. Panda, N. Bhol and Arun Kumar Mishra (BC-103) 83. To study the transformation of Zn in rice soil and its availability and uptake to rice crop under flooded and aerobic moisture regime.- Mohammad Shahid, A.K. Nayak, Rahul Tripathi, P. Bhattacharya, S. Mohanty, A. Kumar, B. Lal, P. Gautam, R. Raja and B. B. Panda (NM-104) 28 84. Effect of integrated nutrient management on soil properties, nutrients uptake, quality and yield of sugarcane.- Manjul Kumar, Neeraj Kumar and Chedi Lal Verma (NM-105) 85. The influence of subsoil compaction and nitrogen fertilization on yield of maize-wheat cropping system under semi-arid irrigated conditions.- Jagdish-Singh and M. S. Hadda (NM-106) 86. Soil microbial biomass C and microbial activity as influenced by pesticide use in Paddy.- Sanjay Arora, Divya Sahni, Sumitra Arora, M. Sehgal, D.S. Srivastava and A. Singh (BC-108) 87. Design and synthesis of novel fluorinated benzothiazol-2-yl-1,2,4-triazoles as potent antifungals.Anjali Sidhu (BC-109) 88. Verification of fertilizer prescription under integrated nutrient management for garlic and onion in Mollisols of Uttarakhand.- A.K. Saxena, C. Suneeta Singh and Hitendra Kumar (NM-111) 89. Influence of microbial inoculants on soil phosphorus availability, productivity and economics of aerobic rice (Oryza sativa).- Devideen Yadav, Y.V. Singh, Dinesh Kumar, Sunita Gaind and Deepak (NM-112) 90. Effect of water regimes and nutrient sources on turmeric crop performance and nutrient uptake under alluvial soils of West Bengal.- Sandeep Kumar Tripathi (NM-113) 91. Effect of nitrogen and zinc fertilization on yield and zinc content in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.).- Arup Layek and S.K. Prasad (NM-114) 92. Productivity, nutrient removal and economics of irrigated groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.) with FYM, nitrogen and foliar spray of iron in arid Rajasthan.- N. K. Pareek, B. L. Poonia and A. S. Bhati (NM-115) 93. Effect of long-term application of inorganic fertilizers and organic manure on soil biological properties under soybean–wheat cropping system in a Vertisol.- B.S. Dwivedi, A.K. Dwivedi and Risikesh Thakur (NM-116) 29 February 11, 2015 (16:15 to 17:30PM) Session VI Diversification and intensification of cropping systems for environmental sustainability and food security, farm mechanization and post harvest management 1. Potato based intensive cropping systems for enhanced system–productivity, resource–use– efficiency and soil health in irrigated Indo–Gangetic plains region.- Anil K. Choudhary, Vijay Pooniya, R.S. Bana, D.S. Rana and K.S. Rana (DI-03) 2. Chemical variability in Aswagandha (Withania somnifera)- A medicinal crop for marginal land.S.N. Mishra (DI-06) 3. Soil micronutrient status of Ambajogi tahsil (Maharashtra) under continuous sugarcane cropping systems.- Ganseh K. Gaikwad, R. T. Bankar, Sachin More and Aniket Deshpande (DI-07) 4. Eco- friendly management of disease complex caused by root-knot nematode and fusarium wilt fungus.- Zakaullah Khan, Jameel Akhtar and Bharat H. Gawade (DI-08) 5. Comparative performance of mechanical transplanter in South Asia.- Rajan Bhatt, S.S. Kukal, Sanjay Arora and M. Yadav (DI-09) 6. Effect of land configurations on root nodulations, nutrient uptake and quality of soyabean in vertisols.- P. V. Shingrup, A. N. Paslawar, P. G. Ingole, Y.S. Sapkal, V. M. Bhale and J.P. Deshmukh (DI-11) 7. Crop diversification plan for rice fallow cropping system in Dorika watershed of Sivasagar district in Assam.- Arunima Gogoi, Ananta Dutta, M.C. Talukdar and Utpal Baruah (DI-12) 8. Effect of plant geometry on vegetative growth, tuber and seed yield of Burdock (Arctium lappa L.).- Mukesh Singh Mer, Shailesh Tripathi, Brij Lal Attri, Anil Kumar and V.K. Sah (DI-13) 9. Effect of seeding rate and spatial arrangement of vetch (Vicia dasycarpa) and fertilizer rate on yield and yield component in maize/vetch intercropping, Hawassa, southern Ethopia.- Firehiwot Endale and Tenaw Workayehu (DI-15) 10. Weed suppression, water use efficiency, productivity and profitability of Bt-cotton (Gossypium sp.) based intercropping system as influenced by method of crop establishment, planting geometry and intercrops.- Sudhir K. Rajpoot, D.S. Rana and K.C. Rana (DI-16) 11. Introduction of wheat variety DBW-16 under heat stress condition in Western Uttar Pradesh.Satya Prakash, Shripal, Phool Chand And Puran Chand (DI-17A) 12. Effect of different sowing date and irrigation on crop growth and yield of wheat (Triticum aestivum) in semi- arid region of India.- Rajesh Kumar Meena, S. S. Parihar, Man Singh and Manoj Khanna (DI-18) 13. Yield and quality of oriental tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum) as influenced by time of planting and method of curing.- Y. Reddi Ramu, P. Ranga Nethaji, V. Sumathi, J. Prasanth Kumar and N. Sunitha (DI-19) 14. Diversification and intensification of cropping system through pulses for sustainability and food security.- Vivek and Ravindra Kumar (DI-20) 15. Productivity and sustainability of cotton based intercropping system under dryland condition in Maharashtra.- M.M. Ganvir, M. B. Nagdeve, A.P. Karunakar, V.V. Gabhane, R.S. Patode, S.B. Sakhare and Vandana Mohod (DI-22) 16. Production potential and economics of groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.) based intercropping system under rainfed conditions.- D. T. Chaudhari and P.D. Vekariya (DI-23) 17. Profit enhancement of rice based production system through lac enterprise.- Kiran Kumari and A.K. Jayswal (DI-24) 18. Soil properties under rice-rice ecosystem-effect of long term rotation of herbicides and organic manure application.- Kasturi Goswami, Nilay Borah, S. Dutta, N. C. Deka and K. Das (DI-25) 30 19. The allelochemicals of Xanthium strumarium extract and it’s potential as natural herbicide in weed control.- P. K. Upadhyay, A. Sen , P. Raha, R.K. Singh, A. Kumar and S. K. Choudhary (DI-26) 20. Genotype x environment interaction by AMM and Eberhart and Ruseell analysis in rainfed grown soybean (Glycine max. L Merrill).- Dilip Birla, Jagdish Patidar and S. R. Ramgiry (DI-27) 21. New Prototype of off- bar, root pruner cum fertilizer drill machine for improving nitrogen use efficiency and productivity of Sugarcane ratoon crop. – R. L. Choudhary, G. C. Wakchaure and P. S. Minhas (DI-29) 22. Enhancing water and fertilizer use efficiency through use of colour shading nets for cucumber crop.- Shailendra Gadge (DI-30) 23. Production potential of Bhogdai soil series for rice based cropping system in a part of upper Brahmaputra valley, Assam , India.- Dharam Singh, B. P. Bhaskar and S. K. Singh (DI-32) 24. Co-Integration approach for estimation of supply response of major crops in Haryana.- Vikas Joon and Veena Manocha (DI-33) 25. Effect of sowing time and methods of establishment on growth and yield of niger (Guizotia abyssinica Cass.) under Konkan condition of Maharashtra.- U. S. Fadavale, V. A. Rajemahadik, V. N. Shetye, V. G. Chavan and U. V. Mahadkar (DI-34) 26. Response of horse gram (Dolichus biflorus Roxb) to different methods of fertilizer application under varying tillage conditions during rabi season under Konkan condition of Maharashtra.- S. D. Raut, U. V. Mahadkar, V. N. Shetye, B. L. Ayre and V. A Rajemahadik (DI-35) 27. Effect of plant density and nitrogen levels on drymatter partitioning and grain yield potential of rice.- Swarna Ronanki, P. Leela Rani and G. Sreenivas (DI-36) 28. Response of wheat genotypes to deficit irrigation regimes.- Ramanjit Kaur, K. S. Rana and Anchal Dass (DI-37) 29. Impact of tillage and nutrient management practices on yield of pearl millet and soil health under dry land conditions.- B. L. Sinha, S. K. Chauhan, J. Sinha and V. K. Pandey (DI-38) 30. Effect of irrigation and nitrogen levels on yield and quality of summer sesame.- Rupali Ramkrishna Damdar (DI-39) 31. Effect of seed inoculation and fertility levels on growth and yield of summer moongbean (Vigna radiate L.) and residual effect on succeeding rice (Oryza sativa L.).- Rohit Sharma, Baljor Singh, A. K. Gupta and N. P. Thakur (DI-40) 32. Studies on soil media and depth of seed sowing on seed germination and seedling growth of Bahera (Terminalia bellerica) Roxb.- Astha Gupta and S.L. Meena (DI-41) 33. Effect of plant rectangularity, varieties and fertility levels on growth, yield and quality of spring maize (Zea mays L.) under sub-tropical region of western Himalayas.- Ashu Sharma, Dileep Kachroo, Parshotam, Kumar and N. P. Thakur (DI-42) 34. Diversification and intensification of cropping pattern in Jammu of J &K State.- Pradeep Kumar Rai, Sudhakar Dwivedi and Pawan Kumar Sharma (DI-43) 35. Weed growth and yield of Groundnut as influenced by off-season land management and weed management practices.- Nambi Jaganathan (DI-44) 36. Long-term tillage and residue management in corn influence cellulosic sugar profiles: role of ecology and agronomy in biofuel production.- Poonam Jasrotia, A.K. Bhardwaj, S.K. Hamilton, G.P. Robertson (DI-45) 37. Effect of nitrogen levels, organic manure and planting dates on yield of hybrid napier (Pennisetum purpureum schum.), NPK uptake and changes in soil properties.- Pradeep Kumar Rai (DI-48) 38. Effect of weed management practices on productivity, nutrient uptake and quality of soybean.Aradhana Bali and B.R. Bazaya (DI-49) 31 39. Study the variability, heritability and genetic advance and character association for different quantitative and phytochemical characters in garlic.- Chandanshive Aniket Vilas, Subodh Joshi and A.D. Munshi (DI-50) 40. Genetic evaluation of yield and its components in okra (Abelmoschus esculentus L. Moench.).Pravin Kumar Sharma and D.P. Mishra (DI-51) 41. Herbicidal weed management in direct seeded rice (Oryza sativa L.) in Indo-Gangetic plains.R.S. Bana (DI-52) 42. Identification of varieties and suitable crop geometry of cluster bean in rainfed conditions of Rajasthan.- N.K. Pareek, S.L.Godara, A.S. Bhati, Virender Pal and R. Kadwasara (DI-53) 43. Productivity and Sustainability of irrigated rice-wheat system of Indo Gangetic Plain regions in India.- Narinder Panotra (DI-54) 44. Economic study of mustard intercropping with sugarcane under low water table condition and fluctuation in temperature during cropping season in western Utter Pradesh.- Phool Chand, Satya Prakash, Pramod Kumar and Shiv Kumar (DI-55) 45. Economics of winter maize (Zea mays L.) to vegetable intercrops. - S.K. Choudhary, R.N. Singh, R.K. Singh, and P.K. Upadhyay (DI-56) 46. Processing and marketing feasibility of underutilized fruit crops of Uttarakhand.- Suneeta Singh and Anil Kumar Saxena (DI-57) 47. Productivity of turmeric (Curcuma longa L.) in response to straw mulching and integrated nitrogen management.- Rajender Kumar, Jaswinder Kumar, Amandeep Singh Brar, S. S. Walia and B.S. Gill (DI-58) 48. Precision agricultural practices and their relevance to developing world.- Tanay Joshi and Sahadev Singh (DI-60) 49. Influence of different weed management practices on weed suppression in transplanted finger millet (Eleusinecoracana (L.).- B. Bhargavi, N. Sunitha and Y. Reddi Ramu (DI-61) 50. Crop diversification: Adaptive management of biotic stresses under climate change.- Sangeeta Pandey (DI-62) 32 February 12, 2015 (12:00 to 13:00PM) Session VII: (CM) Conservation management of mountainous areas, plateaus, plains, deserts, community grasslands, rangelands and alpine and sub-alpine pastures 1. Tillage effects on crop productivity and moisture dynamics in fodder sorghum based cropping systems under rainfed condition.- T. Kiran Kumar, Manoj Chaudhary, D.R. Palsaniya, Sunil Kumar and A.K. Dixit (CM-03) 2. Assessment of soil organic carbon stocks and fractions under horticulture plantations in the hilly ecosystems of northeast India.- Ramesh T., K.M. Manjaiah, K Rajasekar and S.V. Ngachan (CM09) 3. Impact of soil moisture conservation techniques on the performance of fodder crops under semiarid environments.- S. L. Meena, S.S. Meena and R. P. Nagar (CM-11) 4. Evaluation of soil erosion in MO mountainous basin (Togo) using RULES adjusted to sediment delivery ratio.- Badabate Diwediga (CM-12) 5. Utilizing agro-biodiversity for enhancing farm incomes and sustainable livelihoods in the mountain Production Systems in India.- J.C. Rana (CM-14) 6. Rehabilitation of degraded river bed land of Doon valley through jatropha-aromatic grassmedicinal plant based Agro-forestry system.- J. Jayaprakash, D. Mondal, A. C. Rathore and O. P. Chaturvedi (CM-16) 7. Effect of phosphorus fertilization on yield and yield components of three lines of Guar.- Richard Yona Pitia Lokose (CM-17) 8. Farming system approach for enhancing land productivity and improving soil health of rainfed rice farms in three disadvantaged districts of Odisha.- H.K. Sahoo, B. Behera and U.K. Behera (CM-18) 9. Soil organic carbon stocks in ber (Ziziphus mauritiana) based land use systems in arid ecosystems of northwest India.- Akath Singh (CM-19) 10. Different methods of land use under alley cropping system in sub-tropical ecosystem in shivalik hills of north-western Himalayas.- Pradeep Kumar Rai (CM-24) 11. Impact of ESP fly ash application on biometric parameters of Acacia auriculiformis and Eucalyptus tereticornis grown on an Ultisol of Orissa.- Sudha Jala Kohli and Dinesh Goyal (CM25) 12. Impact of establishing rubber nurseries for long period on soil health management under the rubber growing nurseries of Meghalaya.- R. P. Singh, M. Choudhury, M.J. Reju and J. Jacob (CM-26) 13. Conservation tillage for crop intensification in rainfed areas of Chhattisgarh.- Ajay Verma, R.K.Sahu and Mukesh Kumar Pandey (CM-27) 14. Role of Agro-biodiversity in providing ecosystem services and sustainable agriculture.Pratishruti Behera, Swarna Ronank, Bhargavi Layek, Dibakar Mahanta and Falguni Behera (CM-28) 33 February 12, 2015 (12:00 to 13:00PM) Session VIII: (CC-01) Climate change-mitigation and adaptation strategies including carbon sequestration in soils for different land use systems, Energy management 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. Assessment of long term impact of different planting densities of mango on soil physical properties and organic carbon stock.- Tarun Adak, Kailash Kumar and Vinod Kumar Singh (CC01) Carbon mineralization from residues and biochar-an incubation study.- Bibhash Verma, S. Mandal, B.U. Choudhury, G.I.Ramkrushna, T. Ramesh, Manoj Kumar, D.J. Rajkhowa and D. Bhuyan (CC-08) Effect of climate change on food security scenario in Himalayas.- Tariq Ahmad Safapuri and Farhana Mehraj Allai (CC-10) Effect of high temperature stress on mungbean [Vigna Radiata (l.) Wilczek] genotypes and its physiological traits to tolerance.- G. Chand, A. S. Nandwal, N. Kumar, R. Yadav and P. Bhasker (CC-10A) Carbon sequestration in soil to mitigate the climate change.- Tanumay Mandal,Tarun Paul, M. P. Semwal and Amrendra Kumar (CC-16) Climate smart agriculture: A beneficial technology under the impact of climate change scenarioA brief review.- Jitendra Singh (CC-18) Impacts of climatic extremities on fish and fisheries resources: Lessons and solutions learnt from Uttarakhand Himalayas.- M. Muruganandam, P.K. Mishra, N.K. Sharma, Sridhar Patra and P.R. Ojasvi (CC-23) Soils-In time of climate change.- Subhash Chand (CC-24) Interventions in agriculture to mitigate the effect of climate change in NICRA village.- Satya Prakash, Phool Chand, Pramod and Atar Singh (CC-25) Climate Change and ecotourism: gaps and opportunities in Malawi.- Lessah Mandoloma (CC-26) Above ground biomass, carbon storage and soil health under different bamboo species.- R. Kaushal, Salil Tewari, R.L. Banik, Manish Kumar, O.P. Chaturvedi, J.M.S. Tomar and H. Mehta (CC-28) Coir Dust: A Perfect Remedy for Soil Conservation and Dryland Cultivation.- Rajendra Singh, R. Kaur and V. K. Sharma (CC-31) Single nucleotide polymorphism in wheat triticin gene among diverse wild wheat progenitors.Sonia Goel, Kalpana Singh, Sapna Grewal, Suhas Kadam and N. K. Singh (CC-33) Response of maize hybrids (Zea mays) to staggered planting under changing climatic scenario.Ashok Jadhav, Ashok Kumar, A.K. Singh, Ishwar Singh and T.K. Das (CC-34) Climate change mitigation through natural resource management to earn livelihood and food security.- Pradeep Kumar Rai (CC-35) Impact of soil based conservation agriculture techniques under climate resilient agriculture for better livelihood security.- Vivak M. Arya, Vikas Sharma, Rajeev Bharat, Amrish Vaid and P. K. Rai (CC-36) Influence of weather parameters on summer groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.) varieties in different growing environments in North Gujarat region.- Virendra Pal, J. G. Patel, P. B. Makone and N.K. Pareek (CC-40) 34 February 12, 2015 (16:15 to 17:30PM) Session IX: (MS-01) Management of saline, alkali and contaminated soils and water management of mined and wastelands 1. Assessment of irrigation quality behavior in different season within year for boron, SAR and RSC values.- Ganesh K Gaikwad, S. R. Pawar, Mohitpasha S. Shaikh and Anuradha Pawar (MS-01) 2. Efficiency of pitcher irrigation on yield and quality of Chilli under coastal saline soils of West Bengal.- Rahul Adhikari, Angira Prasad Mahata, Arunabha Pal Milan Sardar, Sanjib Bauri, P.K. Tarafder and Susanta Kumar De (MS-02) 3. Impact of saline soil reclamation technology: Knowledge and adoption of farmers in rainfed condition of Rajasthan, India.- M.L. Meena, Dheeraj Singh, M.K. Chaudhary and P.K. Tomar (MS-03) 4. Splash erosion in clay loam soil under simulated rainfall.- Virendra N. Barai, Gajanan U. Satpute and Atul A. Atre (MS-04) 5. Interventions of saline soil reclamation technologies and constraints in their adoption.- M.L. Meena, Dheeraj Singh, M.K. Chaudhary and P.K. Tomar (MS-06) 6. Soil application of weathered basalt in groundnut production for management of Vertisols.- R. P. Sharma, T. P. Verma, R. S. Singh, K. N. Akbari and G.S. Sutaria (MS-07) 7. Soil erosion against global warming in Kumaun hills of Uttarakhand.- Mukesh S. Mer, Brij Lal Attri, Raj Narayan, Anil Kumar and Sovan Devnath (MS-09) 8. Industrial waste water for waste land Development.- C. Malarvizhi and P. Subarmanian (MS-10) 9. Effect of cadmium pretreatment on phosphate sorption in alkaline calcareous soils.- S.K. Thakur and N. K. Tomar (MS-12) 10. Salinity and sodicity based degradation status of cultivated soils of Jamnagar district of Gujarat state.- Sunil T. Shirgire, S. G. Savalia and P. R. Nanaware (MS-17) 11. Multi barrier approach for safe use of urban wastewater for irrigation: A module of inclusive management.- Sachidulal Raychaudhuri (MS-20) 12. Seasonal variation of groundwater quality in paddy- maize cultivated areas of west Godavari district.- Ch. KiranKumar, E. Karunashree and S. Vishala (MS-22) 13. Management of heavy metals contaminated soil of peri urban area in Gujarat through Phytoremediation.- G. J. Mistry and P. Patel (MS-23) 14. Phytoremediation of chromium polluted land using essential oil bearing aromatic plant chamomile (Matricaria chamomilla L.).- Anand Kumar Gupta, Khushboo Khan, Rajesh Kumar Verma, O. P. Chaturvedi and Amrut Morade Sanjay (MS-26) 15. Evaluation of Kalmegh (Andrographis paniculata) for cultivation in sodic soil.- Lal Bahadur, Rekha Kannaujia, Shipra Shukla, Mahesh Pal and T. S. Rahi (MS-27) 16. Bioremediation of heavy metal of contaminated soil and waste water.- Mithu Majumdar and Mrinal Pandey (MS-29) 17. Root zone salt distribution under different levels of drip and surface irrigation for vegetable crop in Salt affected soils.- Subhas Balaganvi, M.V. Ranghaswami and P. Balakrishnan (MS-30) 18. Effect of subsoil compaction and nitrogen fertilization on water use and water productivity of maize under semi-arid irrigated conditions.- Jagdish Singh (MS-31) 19. Impact of intermittent flushing on emitter plugging under the influence of different water quality.Vinod Kumar Tripathi, T.B.S. Rajput, Neelam Patel, Mukesh Kumar (MS-32) 20. Phytoremediation of contaminated soils and waste water.- Priyanka Kumawat (MS-33) 35 February 12, 2015 (16:15 to 17:30PM) Theme X :(RG) Remote sensing and GIS; Modelling and decision support system in natural resource management 1. Modeling of reservoir using Geo-spatial technology for fisheries management: A Case Study.- V. Radhakrishnan Nair, P. Pravin, Nikita Gopal, K.V.Kumar and N.H. Rao (RG-03) 2. Prediction of daily monsoon rainfall using artificial neural network (ANN) technique for Faizabad district, Uttar Pradesh, India.- Tripti Srivastava and Pravendra Kumar (RG-04) 3. Assessing soil erosion through GIS-based USLE model for planning and management of watershed.- Garima Jhariya, R.K. Jaiswal and Rajeev Ranjan (RG-05) 4. Morphometric analysis of Miniwada watershed of Nagpur district using GIS techniques.- Nisha Sahu, G.P. ObiReddy, Nirmal Kumar, M. S. S. Nagaraju, Rajeev Srivastava and S.K. Singh (RG07) 5. Formulation of a mathematical model for optimizing the conjunctive use of available water resources of distributor no.5 canal command area of Mandhar branch canal in Chhattisgarh.Gautam Verma, A. P. Mukherjee, M. P. Tripathi and Vinay Kumar Nayak (RG-09) 6. Cadastral level agricultural resources planning through remote sensing and GIS techniques.- Arun Lakkad, G. R. Sharma, Vijay Singh and P. K. Shrivastava (RG-10) 7. Simulation of pearl millet yield using Aquacropunder differed moisture conservation practices in rainfed environment.- Suman Kumar, S. Sudhishri, M Khanna, Neelam Patel, Anchal Dass and V. K. Singh (RG-11) 8. Remote sensing-A key to natural resource management.- A.G. Iratkar, M.M. Kadam, D.N. Mohod, M.B. Dabhade, J.N. Giri and H.J. Wagh (RG-15) 9. Remote sensing and GIS application for land appraisal and planning of Ridhora watershed in Nagpur district of Maharashtra.- Ommala D. Kuchanwar and V. V. Gabhane (RG-16) 10. Natural resource management of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh using: Remote sensing and GIS.N. S. Ekka and S.K. Gupta (RG-21) 11. Sustainable management of LULC change for improving profitability of farming: Using remote sensing & GIS technology in Northern part of Raigarh district, Chattisgarh.- N. S. Ekka, Kamlesh Kushwaha, Akram Ahmed and Shraddha Vishnoi (RG-22) 12. Assessment of erosion potential areas in media sub-watershed of Yamuna river basin in M.P.(India), using terrain based indicators.- Kishan Singh Rawat (RG-23) 13. Hydrological assessment of upper Shivnath catchment using artificial neural network.- Jitendra Sinha, Rajendra Netam and R.K. Sahu (RG-26) (RG-35) 14. Analysis of land use change and soil erosion in Domagor-Pahuj watershed through GIS and remote sensing.- Raza Haider Rizvi (RG-29) 15. Natural resources management planning of cluster village Lalaguda using remote sensing and GIS.- D. Khalkho, S. K. Patil, S. Patel and G. P. Pali (RG-31) 16. Identification of critical erosion prone areas of a small agricultural watershed using remote sensing and GIS.- Gurjeet Singh and R. K. Panda (RG-33) 17. Stochastic time series modelling of stream flow for Damodar Valley, Hurdag Watershed.- Anand Kirti and M. Imtiyaz (RG-36) 18. Weather based forewarning of Rice Yellow stem Borer, Scirpohagaincertulas (Walker) at Raipur (Chattisgarh, India).- S. Vennila, D.K. Das, J. Singh, R.K. Tanwar, S. Sharma, N. Singh and C. Chattopadhyay (RG-39) 19. Investigating land use change effects on surface runoff in Doon Valley through RS and GIS approach.- C. Jana, D. R. Sena, D. Mandal, S. S. Shrimali and Raj Kumar (RG-41) 20. Socio economic Analysis of Household Livelihood Security of Rural People in West Bengal- A Case Study.- Lunku, Arpita Das, Sreemoyee Das and Md. H. Ali (RG-44) 36 21. Validation of medium range weather forecast and its importance in agriculture under changing climate.- Ananta Vashisth, R. Singh, D. K. Das and R. Baloda (RG-46) 22. Impact of integrated watershed management programme on soil conservation at micro watershed level.- Logeswari Kalimuthu (RG-47) 23. Crop simulation modelling: A decision support system for drought and water management under changing climate scenario.- Prakash Jha (RG-48) 24. Micronutrient status and their spatial variability in alfisols soil of Damtari district of ChhatisgarhA GIS approach.- Kumari Reena (RG-49) 37 February 13, 2015 (11:45 to 13:00PM) Session XI 1. Natural resources management strategies to enhance tribal livelihood in Madhya Pradesh.- Vinod Singh and G. Sivanarayana (RL-02) 2. The impact of fennel primary processing technology transfer to tribal women on income and employment opportunities in district Sirohi of Rajasthan.- R.L. Bhardwaj and B.S. Bhimawat (RL-03) 3. Natural resource conservation through rural employment scheme, District Pauri Garhwal, Uttarakhand.- Santosh Singh and R.S. Negi (RL-04) 4. Adoption of improved cultivation practices of turmeric by the farmers.- N.D.Ovhar, S.A.Dhenge and K.V. Swami (RL-06) 5. Enhancing livelihood security through innovation and technological interventions in traditional production system: A case study from Rudraprayag district of Uttarakhand, India.- Rekha Dhanai and R.S. Negi (RL-07) 6. Farmers knowledge about pesticidal use.- K.B. Madhu, S.A.Dhenge and K.V. Swami (RL-09) 7. Productivity and nutritive value of oyster mushroom (Pleurotus eous) grown on different substrates.- K.V. Swami, S.A.Dhenge and S. R. Patane (RL-10) 8. Developing livelihood security on sustainable basis for tribal people in Satara district of Maharashtra state.- Kathmale D. K, B. M. Kamble and J.H. Kadam (RL-13) 9. An introduction and farming system in Farrukhabad district.- Rekha Agarwal (RL-15) 10. Impact of improved technology on bulb production of onion and garlic.- Nishith Gupta, R. P. Sharma and Laxmi (RL-16) (RL-21) 11. Constraints faced by farmers in adopting land and water management practices in diversified farming settlements.- Aritra Dutta (RL-26) 12. Good Governance of urban greens for urban food security and livelihood protection in the peri urban areas- A case analysis of the megalopolis of Delhi.- Nity Nishant, Rajesh S. Kumar, N.K. Binu and Rupa Upadhyay (RL-28) 13. Consequences of scientific management of pregnant dams and calves for strengthening livelihood among livestock beneficiaries of RKVY project.- R. M. Bhuva and R. D. Pandya (RL-29) 14. Resource utilization of land with integrated farming through the integration of plants and cattle.Tri Bastuti Purwantini and Sri Wahyuni (RL-34) 15. Income distribution and labour migration pattern among livestock farmers in polluted areas of Tamil Nadu.- Prema Natarjan, S. Selvam, M.R. Purushothaman, Ramesh Saravanakumar, V. and V.Senthilkumar (RL-39) 16. Socio- economic and environmental impacts of participatory watershed management programme: A case study of Jalalpur watershed of Agra in Uttar Pradesh.- Sarwan K. Dubey, D.C. Meena and R.K. Dubey (RL-40) 17. Shift and status of land and livestock asset in polluted areas of Tamil Nadu.- Prema Natarajan, S. Selvam, M.R. Purushothaman, Ramesh Saravanakumar, V. and V.Senthilkumar (RL-43) 18. Feeding pattern of buffaloes in tribal villages of Udaipur district of Rajasthan.- Vishal Mudgal, K.P. Singh, Ashok Boora, P.C. Lailer, S.K. Phulia and Inderjeet Singh (RL-44) 19. Socio economic status of agricultural labourers.- Poongodi B. (RL-47) 20. Sustainable livelihood security through selective mechanization for small farmers in North Eastern hill region.- Ramakant Tiwari (RL-48) 21. Rural tourism is way for effective social forestry.- Shailesh L. Mahulikar, Mr. Mahesh P. Chougale and Mohseen R. Katanalli (RL-50) 22. Performance evaluation and use of low gravity drip for rural livelihood.- Patil S. T., Mane M. S, Ingle P. M. and Thokal R. T. (RL-51) 38 23. Ensuring livelihood security through natural resource management.- Parveen Kumar, P. K. Rai, Brinder Singh (RL-52) 24. Documentation of farmers practice in local resource management for inclusive development of sugarcane production system.- Chidambara Karpagam, P. Murali, T. Rajula Shanthy, D. Puthira Prathap and V. Venkatasubramaniam (RL-53) 25. Studies on composition and economics of homegardens in coastal Odisha.- N. K. Panda, N Bhol and Arun Kumar Mishra (RL-54) 26. Socio-economic analysis of household livelihood security of rural people in West Bengal- A case study.- L. Malangmeih, Arpita Das, S. Das and Md. H. Ali (RL-55) 27. Goa Agri Initiative: Revitalizing rural livelihood s through efficient resource management in agriculture.- Kamal Kumar Singh (RL-57) 28. Integrated crop- livestock farming system: A strategy for resource conservation and environmental sustainability.- P.K. Rai, Vikash Sharma, V. Arya, B. Bramha, Jai Kumar and Vinod Gupta (RL-58) 29. Mushroom cultivation – An enterprise for sustainable development and empowerment of rural women in hilly regions.- Sudha Jala Kohli and Ashfaq Ahmed Zarri (RL-59) 30. Farming system models for sustainable livelihood security in Jharkhand.- Arvind Kumar, A.K. Singh, D.K. Shahi and B.K. Agarwal (RL-60) 39 February 13, 2015 (11:45 to 13:00PM) Session XII Capacity building and Policy framework with a view of mitigating the emerging problems in NRM 1. Knowledge and adoption of integrated pest management practices by paddy growers.S.A.Dhenge, K.V. Swami and K.B. Madhu (CP-01) 2. Impact of capacity building programmes under watershed management and constraints in utilizing the expertise obtained during the trainings.- P. Sundarambal (CP-02) 3. Effectiveness of Radio Programme Kisanvani. - S.A .Hirve, S.A.Dhenge and K.V. Swami (CP-03) 4. Conflict resolution between India and Pakistan through Indus water treaty.- Bandana Sachan and Nisar- Ul- Haq (CP-15) (CP-17) 5. Documentation of farmer’s practices in local resource management for inclusive development of Sugarcane production system.- Chidambara Karpagam (CP-20) 6. Improving the economy of the farmers by producing natural fibers as by product.- Akula Komuraiah (CP-21) 7. Public accountability mechanism through social audit -Fostering rule of law in Panchayati raj institution.- Saba Ishaq (CP-22) 8. Farmers knowledge, perception and preparedness for climate change – A perspective scenario of India.- Tulsi Bhardwaj, J.P. Sharma and Premlata Singh (CP-23) 9. Emergence of ICT for managing and disseminating agricultural knowledge.- V.K. Bharti, Hans Raj, Meetali and Deepshikha (CP-24) Hall 1- A.P. 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